 To the fair of other lands the fate of the Rajpootni must appear one of appalling hardship. In each stage of life, death is ready to claim her ; by the poppy at its dawn, by the flames in riper years ; while the safety of the interval depending on the...  Notes on the North-Western Provinces of India - Page 3by Charles Raikes - 1852 - 270 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1852 - 1000 pages
...stage of life death is ready to claim her, ' bj Ihe poppy at its dawn, by the flames in riper | vfsrs; while, the safety of the interval depending • on the uncertainty of war, at no period is her exblence worth a twelvemonth's purchase. The las of a battle or the capture of a city is a signal to... | |
 | James Tod - India - 1873 - 776 pages
...Me war. To the fair of other lands the fate of the Rajpootni must appear one of appalling hardship. In each stage of life, death is ready to claim her;...uncertainty of war, at no period is her existence worth a twelvemonth's purchase. The loss of a battle, or the capture of a city, is a signal to avoid captivity... | |
 | George Herbert Trevor - Rajasthan (India) - 1894 - 264 pages
...: — " To the fair of other lands the fate of the Rajpootni must appear one of appalling hardship. In each stage of life death is ready to claim her...uncertainty of war, at no period is her existence worth a twelvemonth's purchase. The loss of a battle, or the capture of a city, is a signal to avoid captivity... | |
 | James Tod - History - 2001 - 770 pages
...Mewar. To the fair of other lands the fate of the Rajpootni must appear one of appalling hardship. In each stage of life, death is ready to claim her...uncertainty of war, at no period is her existence worth a twelvemonth's purchase. The loss of a battle, or the capture of a city, is a signal to avoid captivity... | |
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