76 NARRATIVE OF A JOUKNEY. 



forty-fix feet. The verandah is aboutfifteen feet broad, 

 on eveiy fide ; and in the center is a fmall chamber, 

 which contains tJie tomb ; a neat farcophagus, enclofed 

 with a fcreen of latticed marble, inlaid with mother of 

 pearl. The delicacy of the workmanfhip renders this an 

 object of exquifite beauty. 



Immediately to the weflward of this, on the fame 

 ridge, is an ancient palace of Akber. It is a rude 

 building, of rc^.d ftone ; and of fo irregular a form, as 

 not to be eaiily defcribed. In one fquare court, the 

 pavement is marked with fquares, in the manner of the 

 •cloth ufed by the hidians, for playing the game called 

 Pacheefs. Here it is fliid Akber ufed to play at this 

 game; the peices being reprefented by real perfons. 

 On onq fide of the court is a little fquare apartment, 

 in the center of which ftands a pillar; llipporting a cir 

 cular chair of ftone, at the height of one ftory. The 

 :iceefs to it is, by narrow ways of flone hollowed out, 

 like troughs, which extend, from the four fides of the 

 apartment, to the chair. Here the Emperor ufed to lit, 

 and direct the moves of the people who reprefented 

 the peices, in the game above mentioned. Near to 

 this, on the plain below, is a little circular tower, plant- 

 ed thick on all fides, and from top to bottom, with ele- 

 phant's teeth ; and terminated above, with a cupola, 

 under which, it is faid, the king ufed to fit, to view 

 the combats of elephants. 



Being now within a forced inarch of the conclufion 

 of our journey, we marched a little after midnight 

 (N 77 E, 22,42 miles), and next morning, ^pril 21, 

 arrived at the maufolum of Mumtaza Zemans at 

 jgra ; having been exactly fourteen months. 



ADDENDUM TO THE NOTE, PAGE s. 



Swell was the infoium' ion obtained by the learned prefident; 

 hut Mr. GiLCiiiiisT, whofe diligent rcfearches into HinJuJ- 

 tan'i philology have iniinite merit (preface the di^lionary, p. 

 xxxiiij on the authority of Goolzaak Iuraheem afcribes 

 this li^ilc poem to Mkkk Qum ur-ood'-Dken a native of 

 DJ:l:, who was alive A,. H. Il9<5 (A. D. l/Sl). 



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