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XVIINTRODUCTION.and Bengal, by receiving any letters which might be written to himby the Governor General, through the channel of the Lama. Unfortunately,however, the death of the Lama, and that of Mr. Bogle^/ which happened at nearly the same time, clouded this fair prospect,and completely frustratedevery expectation which had been formed.Iam sorry to add too, that events, of a much more recent date, haveconcurred to throw almost insuperable difficulties in the way of reestablishingour intercourse with Tibet, at least for some considerabletime to come. It is well known, tiiat, within a few days after hisarrivalat Pekin, the Lama was seized with a disorder, supposed to bethe small pox, of which he died'; and his body was soon after carriedback, with great pomp, and interred at the place of his formerresidence. Upon this occasion, the Emperor of China wrote a letterto Dalai Lama, at Lassa, then the chief of all the Lama hierarchyin Tibet, a copy of which will be found in the Appendix, No. LThe original of thisletter was some time in the hands of P. Amiot, amissionary at Pekin, by whom, it appears, a transcript of it was thenmade, which, in 1783, found a place in Memoires concernanl le Chlnois,Tom. IX. Paris. A translation of this is inserted in that valuablecompilation, Mr. Dalrymple's Oriental Repertory, Vol. II. p. 275.»The detailed particulars of the Lama's journey to Pekin, and of his death, wereIrelated by Poorungheer Gosein, already mentioned, who was one of his chosen retinue,and are recorded by Mr. Dalrymple, in his Oriental Repertory, Vol. II. p. 145. Butas a curious and interesting performance, it is inserted in the Appendix, No. IV.
INTRODUCTION.XVllThese events were communicated tothe Governor General, by theRegent Chanjoo Cooshoo, brother of the deceased Lama, and by SoopoonChoomboo, his favourite and cup-bearer. Faithful translationsof their letters, as curious specimens of Tibetian manners and habitsof thinking, are given in the Appendix, No. II.and III.Soon after the receipt of these letters, intelligence arrived from Tibetof the re-appearance of the Lama amongst them.The soul of the lateLama, according to the doctrines of tlieir faith, having passed into,and animated the body of an infant, Avho, on the discovery of hisidentity, by such testimonies as their religion prescribes, was acknowledgedand proclaimed by the same title and appellation as hispredecessor.Mr. Hastings, upon the receipt of these accounts, proposed to theBoards to send a second deputation to Tibet. He did me the honourto recommend me for this service, to^which I was accordingly nominatedon the 9th of January, 1783.On my return, I delivered to Mr. Hastings, whom I met at Patnaia Report on the result of my mission, which was transmitted by himto the Board, and also a hasty Narrative of my interview witii theyoung Lama ; which latter was, by their order, sent to the AsiaticSociety, to be inserted in their Researches.This, I, at that time, considered as the final result of my mission,and the only part of itwhich appeared to merit any public, or officialnotice. Nevertheless, as I had carefully committed to writing, upon
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Page 59 and 60: BOOTAN. 25crumbled, and strewed ove
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Page 63 and 64: BOOTAN. 29those two who had accompa
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BOOTAN. 37woods in search of plants
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BOOTAN. 39acceptance of the challen
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iBO OTA N. 41tails of their Taiigun
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BOOTAN. 43CHAPTERIII.Leave Buxade-w
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utBOOT A N. 45We were seriously ass
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B O O T A N ^Hk 4 7female, who each
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'BOO TAN. 49of Slieenshilla to drin
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BOOTAN. 51grain, rising with an eas
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B OOT AN. 53their ground.In an hour
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56 B OOT AN.tligious thickness. \\'
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^8BOOT AN.On Tuesday the 27 th of M
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60 BOOTAN.emergency. Halfway up the
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G2BOOTAN.The country now began to o
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64 »OOTAN.CHAPTER IV.Tassisudon—
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6GBOOTAN.afterwards effectually pro
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6SBOOTAN.then ranged themselves beh
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70 BOOTAN.or delicacy, in its obser
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72 BO OTA N.thick frieze-Ilke wooll
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74 BOOTAN.dilTerent than our habits
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76 BOOTAN.was no less troublesome,
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78 BOOTAN.Before we leftthe Zempi,
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80 BOOTAN.equally at your command,
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82 BOOT AN.was no less surprised to
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84 BOOTAN./ remarked, that the pret
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86 BOOTAN.tercmouv. They were condu
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88 BOOTAN.tation, from tliatsuccule
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90 BOOTAN.Tehintchieu, ornament its
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92. BOOTAN.depositing all kinds of
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94 BOOTAN.which displayed a good su
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96 BOOTAN.communicated with distant
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i98 BOOT AN.paimee oom, carved in r
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100 BOOTAN.frame is hung up till th
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10:: BOOTAN.the mansion, rmiiishiug
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104 nOOTAN.The next day I visited t
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106 BOO TAN.CHAPTER VI.Commotions
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;108 B OT AN.throwing reinforcement
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;IJOBOOTAN.impelling us to take an
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;112 BOOT AN.tliey heard that there
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114 B OOT AN.them.While we were eng
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;116 BOOT AN.they exhibited a resol
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:118 BOO TAN.manly courage.Their fe
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120 BOOTAN.burn, and the priming, i
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122, BOOTAN.The blockade of Wandipo
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124 BOOTAN.CHAPTERVII.T/ie Raja pro
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;126 BOOTAN.beech, birch, maple, pi
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(28 BOO TAN.horse, until he alights
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130 BOOTAN.concomitants of unclean
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;132 BOOTAN.balconies. It is a very
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134 BOOTAN.too bad, for us to attem
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136 BOOTAN.he ofieied me any sum of
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158 BOOTAN.immersed in it.Whether t
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I'JGBOOTAN.large mango tree stood i
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in142 BOOT AN.was neat and airy, an
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jderived144 BOOTAN.from the Hindoo
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1 46 B OOTAN.cloudless sky-Avith mo
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148 BO OT AN.the water, as if expec
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:150 BOOTAN.the day I visited the R
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152 r. ooTAN.this old man survives,
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154 BOOTAN.Trusting to his own idea
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;1 5G BOOTA N.giving but a pale and
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158 BOOTAN.my devotions at the sacr
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160 BOOTAN.Towards the close of tii
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IG2BOOTAN.,I understood from Poorun
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PART II.NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEYFROMT
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.168 B O T A N— Sana — last Pos
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170 BOO TAN.famous for having been
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;172- BOOTAN.character, all circums
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174 BOOTAN.which, for want of oil a
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;176 BOOT AN.by its hospitable keep
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178 BOOTAN.of mud. There is but one
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180 BOOTAN.observe that they made u
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182 BOOTAN.;and took a very afiecti
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;18 4 BOOTAN.the valley, and when w
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:;186 BOO TAN.TJie Yak ol Turtary "
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''188 B O OT AN./extremely useful a
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I190 B O OTA N.except when it was n
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192 BOOTAN.Tlie variety ol scenery
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194 BOOTAN.A little beyond Gassa we
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196 BOOTAN.Near our encampment, was
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;198 TIBET.same time, to operate as
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;200 TIBET.great influence among th
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202 TIBET.We were lodged in the mon
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;204 TIBET.river head', or a volcan
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;206 TIBET.At the end of the next d
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:208 TIBET.large droves of cattle,
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;210 TIBET.have little doubt, by ma
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;212 TIBET.and I could plainly perc
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:214 TIBET.comprehended in the same
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216 TIBET.courage had been equal to
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——218 TIBET.CHAPTERni.Deserted
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220 TIBET.force of prejudice. The t
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222 TIBET.gradually dissolve and in
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224 TIBET.The valley of Jhansu, whi
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' Lassa,226 TIBET.Its superior plia
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228 TIBET.abundant crops of ripe co
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230 TIBET.house, memorable for the
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232 TIBET.Entry into Terpaling— R
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234 TIBET.very conversant with the
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236 TIBET.1 believe, with mutual re
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;238 TIBET.dictated by the purest m
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240 TIBET.Governor General, and lou
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242 TIBET.symmetry in his features,
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244 TIBET.extensive view of the val
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246 TIBET.Chanjea Lama, who isa nat
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;248 TIBET.the arrangements necessa
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250 TIBET.they impeded by successiv
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252 TIBET.by the inhabitants of Tib
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5^5 4TIBET.kind of profanation, for
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25 6 TIBET;;more vociferous clamour
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:25 8 TIBET.The love, the veneratio
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260 TIBET.apparently regardless of
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262 TIBET.coral, amber, crystal, la
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;264 TIBET.from my own observation,
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266 TIBET.CHAPTER VI.The Regent.—
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26 8 TIBET.influence of religious p
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;270 T 1 C E T.cumstance which shew
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272 TIBET.Other Goseins assured nie
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27 4 TIBET.These Tartars came from
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27 6 TIBET.Lassa, and Nipal, I coul
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278 TIBET.fitted out, at an immense
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280 TIBET.against dwelling in house
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;282 TIBET.from intercourse with st
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284 TIBET.Thecomniocliousness of be
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286 TIBET.Innumerable are the advan
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28 S TIBET.peculiarly accustomed to
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2 90 TIBET.indulging an unreasonabl
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292 TIBET.to amuse me. I listened w
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294 TIBET.ledge below, and are fash
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296 TIBET.my apartment, I could see
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298 TIBET.the Berhampooter, in the
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300 TIBET.Having now conducted the
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;302 TIBET.prepared meat, during al
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304 TIBET.of covering their columns
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306 T r n e t.This appellation is s
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308 TIBET.pets above six feet long;
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3J0TIBET.machine, having been once
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312 TIBET.lands assigned to them fo
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314 TIBET.back again, and returned
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516 TIBET.declared in itsfavour, an
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318 TIBET.through the walls, near t
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320 TIBET.Hence we find no paident
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322 TIBET.IN THE LANGUAGE OFTibet.
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324 TIBET.given in the annexed Plat
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M*yVji;^,i|pniia(tccyviT/4\iui^>tli
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526 TIBET.CHAPTER IX.Return of the
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:528 TIBET.originally introduced to
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350 TIBET.tor would willingly have
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332 T I R E T.but in which, to thei
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53 4 TIBET.A multitude of persons,
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556 T 1 B r T.conducted himself wit
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338 TIBET.countrymen. By the most a
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540 TIBET.conversation then ensued,
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342 TIBET.united together, by many
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;344 TIBET.nature, were made to coi
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346 TIBET.attendant on a man of sup
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;34STIBET.l^erpallng, the Annees ri
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35G Tl BE T.10 tolerate, but even t
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35 4 T I B E T»atmosphere was clea
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:356 TIBET.intense.Though we kept a
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35 8 TIBET.at the Lamii's hand, the
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TIBET.THEHON. WARREN HASTINGS, ES^.
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;TIBET. 363add, that his conversati
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TIBET. 365appointment of an officer
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TIBET. 367And probably, their neare
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"TIBET. 369Necessity has begotten a
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TIBET. .371earth, by cracking and o
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TIBET. 373a thin cloth resembling f
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TIBET. 375reviving the trade, betwe
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TIBET. 577who isrelated by blood to
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;TIBET. 379Strictest privacy, and p
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TIBET.J81A LIST OF THE USUAL ARTICL
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TIBET. 383Bengal to Tibet, continue
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PART IV.SOME ACCOUNTOF THEVEGETABLE
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388 BOOTAN.approach without any asc
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390 UOOTAN.distinguished by the tas
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392 BOOTAN.rapid change in climate,
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394 BOOTAN.cucumbers, and gourds. N
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396 BOOTAN.on their arrows. Fortuna
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508 BOOT AN.Datura ferox, or thorn
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400 TIBET.aflbrds, perhaps, the mos
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402 TIBET.at six o'clock in the mor
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:404 TIBET.with iron, and nearly of
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4 06 TIBET.of heat sufficiently Int
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408 TIBET.the disease and situation
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410 TIBET.Other specific than mercu
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;412 TIBET.quicksilver with honey,
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414 TIBET.not any niecUciiie that o
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416 TIBET.In Thibet, the natives ar
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TIBET.THEHON. JOHN MACPHERSON, ESq,
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TIBET. 421Immediately upon entering
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TIBET. 423been long accustomed toco
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;TIBET. 425way from Summar to the g
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TIBET. 427delivered his diploma, an
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TIBET. 429now four hundred and fift
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TIBET. 431emproyed in promoting the
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TIBET.- 433tance your young ally se
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TIBET.SOME ACCOUNT, t-c1 HE affairs
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;TIBET. 459Stripped the monastery.T
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;T 1 li E T. 4ilThe Chinese general
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APPENDIX.No. I.Translation of a Let
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*APPENDIX. 445name a cap of ceremon
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APPENDIX. 447overcame me.With a hea
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;APPENDIX. 459No.II.Translation of
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APPENDIX. 451This is our only objec
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,APPENDIX, 453You must persist in s
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;APPENDIX. 455and the great leaders
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APPENDIX. 457No. IV.Karralive of th
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APPENDIX. 459i-oad, and every kind
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APPENDIX. 461were, notwithstanding,
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APPENDIX. 463only by Clieengeea Goo
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APPENDIX. 465of inferior note, a pi
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APPENDIX^ 467had been erected by di
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APPENDIX. 469of Hindostan. The latt
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APPENDIX. 47 1remained, in the same
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APPENDIX. 47 3waxed silk, it was la
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