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3 • JMinllieiiMmof dieooimftijytheehannt of
4 cned by novelty, and bj the eipecUitioiii we fbmed«f the inci
5 a people, k msjrbe rappoiedllMt diete moni^
6 and urterefldng. Oar cveniiigndei weieiMit leas ddi(^iftfii], when
7 we' went oat among the gudena found die cit^, and admired the ikb-
8 naaa and repose of the 1ahdiciye» oootraated with the gloomy magni-
9 ficence of the ajnroonifing momitaina, which were often involved in
10 clouds and tempesta, while we enjoyed the quiet and sunshine of the
11 plain. The gardens are usually embellished with buildinga, tmoog
12 which Uie cupolas of Mahomedan tombs make a conspicuous figure.
13 The chief objects of this nature are a lofty and spacious building,
14 which ends in several hi^h towers, and, at a distance, has an ap]>ear-
15 ance of grandeur, wliu h I believe it does not preserve on a nearer
16 view; a garden liou.se, wliicli lias onct^ been splendid, erected hv A)t
17 Merdaun Khaun, a Persian nobleman, who has iiiied tiie country irora
18 INIeshhed to Dehli with monuments of his taste and magnificence ;
19 and soiue considerable tombs and religious edifices, more remarkable
20 from their effect in enlivening the prospects of the groves, with which
21 tliey are surrounded, than ibr any merit of their own.
22 ** which the gretOcst part of the viUngc wa» assembled. We mt, and convened for about
23 •nbons TCipeetingAaKiB|&tlwc«B>>y» th« crops, lt«. Tlegrlmhed us togoon^
24 " and hawk with them; but tl vn- tlim too hot for such an antuBement. Wlien convcr-
25 ** ntioa began to flag* the Schoolmaster and Priest of the village altemately cbaunted the
26 "venttaMdodeaorilaflz. TheaoAiewasallagedMriiiortiiiterarttng,^
27 ** The Schoohnaater was a wit aiul a punster, mod FriMt» not disdaining a jc«t, tbey cut
28 *« continn il!v nt each other. Wlien breakfast wns ready, we wont into the house to eat it.
29 ** It coiisi&tcd of excellent pillow, and delicious milk; and we made a nuwt hearty ineaL We
30 « ffrinnied to toim very miidiple«Md with oiir«nlRlBin^^ and dMpeople ;
31 " having left them, with u promise to return afra'm some morning early to aniut-e nnr^r-lres
32 *<.with their hawks : ami to teach them to ^oot birds fljii^. In the course of tiiis visit, I ,
33 milt an old nun, who was with Ahmed Shah at the battle of numipat. Be beailed of
34 * taiffog plundered Dehli, Muttra, and Agra. He wn ninet]Mii« jeers of iige; co«ld no
35 pwft^. end had iNiam eneflent mOaelioiv''
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