. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . ^-. e. THE INDIAN EMPIRE ILLUSTRATED. 29 the heavens; and as yet they seem not to belong to earth, all below being involved inimpenetrable gloom. As daylight advances, the whole of the chain flushes with adeeper hue—the grand forms of the nearer mountains emerge, and night slowly with-drawing her veil, a new enchantment pervades the scene: t
. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . ^-. e. THE INDIAN EMPIRE ILLUSTRATED. 29 the heavens; and as yet they seem not to belong to earth, all below being involved inimpenetrable gloom. As daylight advances, the whole of the chain flushes with adeeper hue—the grand forms of the nearer mountains emerge, and night slowly with-drawing her veil, a new enchantment pervades the scene: the effects of the lights andshadows are now not less beautiful than astonishing, as they define distant objects witha degree of sharpness and accuracy that is almost inconceivable. Until the sun is highup in the heavens, the lower ranges of the mountains appear to be of the deepest purplehue; while other summits, tipped with gold, start out from their dark background inbold and splendid relief. A new and sublime variety is also afforded when a storm isgathering at the base of the snowy chain; and dark rolling volumes of clouds, spreadingthemselves over the face of nature, impart an awful character to the scene. One of the most delightful spots in the
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