 Hundreds of devotees came hither every month to die ; for it was believed that a peculiarly happy fate awaited the man who should pass from the sacred city into the sacred river. Nor was superstition the only motive which allured strangers to that great...  Cassell's Illustrated History of India - Pagina 249door James Grant - 1879 - 588 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1088 pagina’s
...province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundred* of devotees came thither every month to die : fcr it was believed that a peculiarly happy fate awaited...allured strangers to that great metropolis. Commerce had aa many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1078 pagina’s
...devotees came thither every month to die : fcr it was believed that a peculiarly happy fate awaited tin man who should pass from the sacred city into the...allured strangers to that great metropolis. Commerce had ac many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 734 pagina’s
...Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die : for it was believed that a peculiarly happy late awaited the man who should pass from the sacred city into the sacred river. Nor was superstition... | |
 | 1867 - 894 pagina’s
...Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die — for it was believed that a...Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shore« of the venerable stream, lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the... | |
 | Robert Brown - 1876 - 362 pagina’s
...haunts to the bathing places along the Ganges were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerahle multitude of worshippers. The schools and temples...Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shore of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the looms... | |
 | John Russell Young - 1879 - 710 pagina’s
...THE TEMPLR. every province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die, for it was believed that a peculiarly happy fate awaited the man who il 104 should pass from the sacred city into the sacred river. Nor was superstition the only motive... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 828 pagina’s
...Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die ; for it was believed that a peculiarly...which allured strangers to that great metropolis. Coimncrc-c had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great... | |
 | Modern geographical readers - 1882 - 324 pagina’s
...multitude of worshippers. The schools and temples drew crowds of pious Hindoos from every province ; and hundreds of devotees came hither every month to die...pass from the sacred city into the sacred river."* 7. The Ganges is liable to great variation in depth and width. The melting snows of the Himalayas in... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883 - 876 pagina’s
...flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges were lay ^Tor was superstition the only motive which allured strangers to that gic;ii metropolis. Commerce had... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883 - 874 pagina’s
...Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die : for it was believed that a peculiarly...metropolis. Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. AH along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise.... | |
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