Handbook of the Bengal Presidency: With an Account of Calcutta CityJohn Murray, 1882 - 396 頁 |
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Agra Alí Alláhábád arches Arrah Awadh Bágh Banáras bank Bastion Bázár beautiful Bengal BENGÁLÍ Bihár bridge British broad building built Calcutta called cantonment Captain carved Cavalry cemetery centre Chinsurah church Colonel Cunningham daulah died Dihlí dín dome Emperor English entrance erected Etawah European front garden gate gateway Gaur Gayá Ghát Government ground guns Gwáliár hall height hill Hindú Hugli inclosure India inscribed inscription Jahán Jamná Kánhpúr Khán killed King Lakhnau Lieut mausoleum ment Minár Mírat mosque Muḥammad Mutiny Najaf Núwáb officers Orissa Pagoda palace Patna pillars platform Prome Purí Railway Rájá Rangún rebels Regiment Regt residence river road roof ruins sandstone Sanskrit Sháh Shah Jahan side Sikhs Sindhia Singh Sipáhís stands station steps stone story tablet tank temple tion tomb tower town traveller trees troops Vishnu wall white marble wounded
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第 248 頁 - No civil broils have since his death arose, But faction now by habit does obey; And wars have that respect for his repose As winds for halcyons when they breed at sea.
第 321 頁 - Delhi begun in 1644 but not finally completed till 1658, is not unlike the Moti Masjid in plan, though built on a very much larger scale, and adorned with two noble minarets, which are wanting in the Agra example ; while from the somewhat capricious admixture of red sandstone with white marble, it is far from possessing the same elegance and purity of effect. It is, however, one of the few mosques, either in India or elsewhere, that is designed to produce a pleasing effect externally.
第 182 頁 - Mahomedan style that succeeded it. It is neither like that of Delhi nor Jaunpore, nor any other style, but one purely local, and not without considerable merit in itself; its principal characteristic being heavy short pillars of stone supporting pointed arches and vaults, in brick — whereas at Jaunpore, for instance, light pillars carried horizontal architraves and flat ceilings.
第 361 頁 - Sacred to the perpetual Memory of a great company of Christian people, chiefly Women and Children, who near this spot were cruelly murdered by the followers of the rebel Nana Dhundu Pant, of Bithur, and cast, the dying with the dead, into the well below, on the xvth day of July, MDCCCLVII.
第 91 頁 - To WILLIAM CAVENDISH BENTINCK, Who, during seven years, ruled India with eminent Prudence, integrity, and benevolence ; Who, placed at the head of a great empire, never laid aside The simplicity and moderation of a private citizen ; Who infused into Oriental despotism the spirit of British Freedom ; Who never forgot that the end of government is The happiness of the governed ; Who abolished cruel rites ; Who effaced humiliating distinctions ; Who gave liberty to the expression of public opinion ;...
第 319 頁 - The throne itself was six feet long by four feet broad ; it stood on six massive feet, which, with the body, were of solid gold, inlaid with rubies, emeralds, and diamonds. It was surmounted by a canopy of gold, supported by twelve pillars, all richly emblazoned with costly gems, and a fringe of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy.
第 47 頁 - Job and Post Horses. Good Stabling and commodious Coach Houses. JOHN F. ATTWOOD, Proprietor. PENZANCE. MOUNT'S BAY HOTEL, ON THE ESPLANADE. THIS old-established Hotel commands a better view of Mount's Bay than any other Hotel in Penzance, as all the windows in the front and at side have an Uninterrupted and unsurpassed View of all the Bay and St. Michael's Mount. THE HOTEL is HEATED WITH HOT WATER. HOT AND COLD BATHS. Choice 'Wines, etc. Post Horses and Carriages. TABLE D'HOTE. PORTER MEETS EACH...
第 319 頁 - ... stood the figure of a parrot of the ordinary size, said to have been carved out of a single emerald. On either side of the throne stood an umbrella, one of the Oriental emblems of royalty. They were formed of crimson velvet, richly embroidered and fringed with pearls. The handles were eight feet high, of solid gold and studded with diamonds. The cost of this superb work of art has been variously stated at sums varying from one to six millions sterling. It was planned and executed under the supervision...
第 178 頁 - Rajmahal : who, without bloodshed, or the terror of authority, employing only the means of conciliation, confidence, and benevolence, attempted and accomplished the entire subjection of the lawless and savage inhabitants of the...
第 11 頁 - In a park at the foot of this acclivity is the pavilion of the Governor, one of the most agreeable edifices in India, not less from the beauty of the architecture than from its judicious adaptation to the climate