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Indian Antiquities: Or, Dissertations, Relative to the Ancient Geographic ... - Page 54
by Thomas Maurice - 1812
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1793 - 636 pages
...towns, though lefs in them than in the country: with us it is chiefly confined to the lower clafles of people; but in India high and low join in it; and the late SHUJ A' UL DAULAH, I am told, was very fond of making HuH-fools, though he was a Mufelman of the highell...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 11

1793 - 612 pages
...towns, though lefs in them than in the country : with us it is chiefly confined to the lower clafles of people; but in India high and low join in it; and the late SHU JA' u L DAUI.AH, I am told, was very fond of making Яь/г- fools, though he was a Muftlman of...
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British Critic, Quarterly Theological Review, and Ecclesiastical ..., Volume 9

1797 - 752 pages
...towns, though lefs in them than in the country : with us, it is chiefly confined to the lower clafs of people, but in India high and low join in it ;...was very fond of making Huli fools, though he was a MufTulman of the higheft rank. Tney^ carry the joke here fo far, as to fend letters making appointments,...
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The Scots Magazine, Or, General Repository of Literature, History ..., Volume 59

Great Britain - 1797 - 980 pages
...towns, though Ici» in them than in the country : with us, it is chiefly confined to the lower clafe of people, but in India high and low join in it ;...was very fond of making Huli fools, though he was a Muflulman of the higheft rank. They carry the joke here fo far, a» to fend letters making appoint,...
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Asiatic Researches, Volume 2

Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) - Asia - 1801 - 540 pages
...towns, though lefs in them than in the country. With us it is chiefly confined to the lower clafles of people; but in India high and low join in it; and the late Shujaul Daulaht lam told, was very fond of making Hull fools, though he was a Mitfelman of the higheft...
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The Literary Magazine, and American Register, Volume 5

Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1806 - 498 pages
...towns, though less in them than in the country : with us it is chiefly confined to the lower classes of people ; but in India high and low join in it ; and the late Shuja ul Daulah, 1 am told, was very foud of making IlulifooU, though he was a mussulman of the highest...
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The Cambrian Popular Antiquities: Or, An Account of Some Traditions, Customs ...

Peter Roberts - Folklore - 1815 - 398 pages
...very ancient, and is still kept up even in great towns, " though less in them than in the country: " with us it is chiefly confined to the " lower class...but in India high " and low join in it, and the late Surajah " Dowlah, I am told, was very fond of " making Huli fools, though he was a " Mussulman of the...
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The British Critic: A New Review, Volume 6

English literature - 1816 - 696 pages
...unquestionably very ancient, and is still kept up even in great towns, though less in them than in the country: with "us it is chiefly confined to the lower class of people, but in Ihdia high and low join in it, and the late Surajah Dowlah, I am fold, rt-as 'very •fond of making...
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The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register, Volume 6

English literature - 1816 - 598 pages
...unquestionably very ancient, and is still kept up even in great towns, though less in them than in the country. With us it is chiefly confined to the lower class...people, but in India high and low join in It ; and the lue Surnja Donlah, I am told, was very fond of making HuliJ'aolt, though he was a Mussulman of the...
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The perennial calendar, and companion to the almanack, revised and ed. [or ...

Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...kept up even in great towns, though less in them than in the country. With us it is chieflyconfined to the lower class of people ; but in India high and low join in it; and the late Suruja Doulah, I am told, was very fond of making Huli Fools, though he was a Mussulman of the highest...
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