Eesident at the Durbar affirmed that the living were feeding on the dead. Day and night a torrent of famished and disease-stricken wretches poured into the great cities. The Edinburgh Review - Page 2101869Full view - About this book
| William Wilson Hunter - 1868 - 500 pages
...1770, etc. IOR 33 Petition of Ujaggar Mull, Amil of Jessore. — Consultations of 28th April 1770. IOR poured into the great cities. At an early period of the year pestilence had broken out. In March we find smallpox at Moorshedabad, where it glided through the Viceregal mutes, and cut off... | |
| Meadows Taylor - 1870 - 968 pages
...living were feeding on the dead. I'sv and night a torrent of famished wretches poured into the sn^a: cities. At an early period of the year pestilence had broken out In March, we find small-pox at Moorshidabad, where it plid?c through the viceroyal mutes, and cut off... | |
| Meadows Taylor - 1871 - 962 pages
...at the Durbar affirmed that the living were feeding on the dead. Day and night a torrent of famished wretches poured into the great cities. At an early period of the year pestilence had broken out. In March, we find small-pox at Moorshidabad, where it glided through the viceroyal mutes, and cut off... | |
| 1874 - 864 pages
...that the living were feeding on the dead. Day and night a torrent of famished ond iisease-stricken wretches poured into the great cities. At an early...of the year pestilence had broken out. The streets wero blocked up with promiscuous heap- • ! tho dying and tho dead. Interment could not do its work... | |
| John Fiske - 1876 - 392 pages
...of the field; and in June, 1770, the Eesident at the Durbar affirmed that the living were feeding on the dead. Day and night a torrent of famished and...early period of the year pestilence had broken out. In March we find small-pox at Moorshedabad, where it glided through the vice-regal mutes, and cut off... | |
| William Wilson Hunter - 1881 - 160 pages
...of the field ; and in June 1770, the Resident at the Darbar affirmed that the living were feeding on the dead. Day and night a torrent of famished and...early period of the year, pestilence had broken out. In March we find small-pox at Murshidabad, where it glided through the viceregal guards, and cut off... | |
| 1902 - 196 pages
...of the field ; and in June 1770, the Resident at the Durbar affirmed that the living were feeding on the dead. Day and night a torrent of famished and...Interment could not do its work quick enough ; even the dsgs and jackals, the public scavengers of the East, became unable to accomplish their revolting work,... | |
| John Fiske - 1902 - 498 pages
...the fields ; and in June, 1770, the Resident at the Durbar affirmed that the living were feeding on the dead. Day and night a torrent of famished and...early period of the year pestilence had broken out. In March we find small-pox at Moorshedabad, where it glided through the vice-regal mutes, and cut off... | |
| William Wilson Hunter - 1908 - 310 pages
...of the field ; and in June 1770, the Resident at the Durbar affirmed that the living were feeding on the dead. Day and night a torrent of famished and...early period of the year, pestilence had broken out. In March we find small-pox at Murshidabad, where it glided through the viceregal guards, and cut off... | |
| 1918 - 366 pages
...; they ate the leaves of trees and grass of the field ; and in June 1770 the living were feeding on the dead. Day and night a torrent of famished and...The streets were blocked up with promiscuous heaps ot the dying and dead. Internment could not do its work quick enough ; even the dogs and jackals, the... | |
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