. 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 . are situated within the bounds of the fortified portion of the city. The styleof its architecture, which is of a light and graceful character, differs much from that pre-vailing among the numerous ruins which surround it, and attract the eye in every direc-tion over the vast area now silent as the tomb, but once resounding with the echoes of
. 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 . are situated within the bounds of the fortified portion of the city. The styleof its architecture, which is of a light and graceful character, differs much from that pre-vailing among the numerous ruins which surround it, and attract the eye in every direc-tion over the vast area now silent as the tomb, but once resounding with the echoes of animmense and busy population. History appears to be almost silent, and Time itself has presei-ved but few traditionsof the Palace of the Seven Storeys. That within its walls the gorgeous pageants ofOriental magnificence, as well as the gloomy deeds of Asiatic treachery and revenge haveoften been enacted, it would be unreasonable to doubt: but the days of its glory and ofits guilt have alike passed into the shadowy obscurity of the past, and have left no traceof their existence in the ruined towers and roofless chambers of the desolate palacethat, little more than three centuries since, was thronged with the gUttering chivalry ofan Eastern
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