1 INTRODUCTION. 1^
2 ia1^iMaM^Q£ibe gjBsedea, :lnthe rieiitrp of thii biion ii ttmoBaam*
3 lMMfle» Ism ttoriv Ujg^ iiiRoitiided'hgr IfaniikaiiM; «idiheieaiiwfeiin»
4 tMM'ln ft rbw die middle of all the.pondi : dm en dztjrtme
5 faintant dtogediet, wUdi oontiniied fo play dmiiig the wbole'deyt
6 «B- spent «fe<tfi0|{arden, and mve extremelj agreeafalsi a^theaontlMV
7 ma then ftr adiwioed. Xlieiest of the garden was fiUed iqy wiftfa e
8 paofiiaioii. of the. fruit4reeey whidi I beve mentioned, ea gcowaig el
9 Peshawer. Some of them wen to thick that the sun could dol7|Miie^
10 tmte them st noon, wh^ they afibrded a^duiE, 000I9 md^pktsaimtpt
11 fcUcel. We passed the forenoon either here or in the summer-housey
12 where we had a luncheon of bread, and plain roast meat, at noon ;
13 after which, wc retired to one of the houses, which was spread with
14 carpets nnd lelts. Ht ie fruit was brought to ns, nnrl we Spent our
15 time in rcadiui; (In- imuiutous Persinn verse^j that were written on the
16 walls: most ot thern aliuded tt) ilic instability ot ibrtune. atid soi^ie
17 were verv applicnble to tlie King's actual condition. About tlireo,
18 we went out tn walk. The views up the east and \\a st walks wero
19 beautiful, and each was closed by high naountains ; but lliat of the
20 i»p:u f, wliich runs from north to south, far surpassed ererN Lhmg that
21 I have seen in an Asiatic garden. We stood under the liuUa Hissaur,
22 which on this side is very handsome* The i'ountains were sparkling
23 with the sun, whose rays shone bri^bt on the trees, shrubs, and flow-
24 en oo one lidet ttid nude a fine oontfMt with die deep «lifldfe of die
25 odier. Hie bulldiiifa looked rich, light, aad nJited %o a garden. The
26 eovntry beyond was green, and itiidded widi dumps and single trees ;
27 and mountainiy which are diera very high, gave a ihie temnna-
28 don ta die prospeeti and, being m levenl niigei» at diflfeMnt^dia-
29 tanoes) displayed die freatCBtTariely'oftinland/iiit^^ AfteraaiiihU
30 ingoirer the guden* we joined die gaidenifln« who wwe appeiMled
31 to entertain as, whom we found litting ttf onedCdiepond^ anditeidi*
32 ing diemidveai iteoping their hailds in the water. ' After aoOM
33 aoimeadon with diem* we'lcft die garden, rlitde before amuet -
34 It would be endless to reooiint the visits we reo^ved, and tedioiie
35 to ndidoii thoie we paid, fllie letnlt of my tibmvilimm'm thoae
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