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in the haram, from Taje Mahal, the crown of the seraglio at Agra. 

 to the wife of the humblest peasant. 



In the durbar tent, and at other courts in India, I frequently 

 observed the officers to whom we were introduced, addressed, not 

 by their family name, but by the appellation given them after some 

 signal exploit, or analogous to some perfection in their character. 

 A little history seemed to be attached to each warrior, similar to 

 those we read of in the ancient poets, and the thirty-seven mighty 

 men at the court of David: the chief among whom was Adino; 

 he lifted up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one 

 time : after him was Eleazar the Ahothite, one of the three mighty 

 men with David when they defied the Philistines, and smote them 

 until his hand was weary and clave to his sword : and three of the 

 thirty were there, who fulfilled the wish of David when the Philis- 

 tines were in Bethlehem, and longing for water, he said, Oh! that 

 one would give me drink out of the well of Bethlehem ! and they 

 brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew the water out 

 of the well, and brought it to David. And Benaiah, the son of a 

 valiant man of Kabzeel, who slew two lion-like men of Moab; and 

 also slew a lion in the midst of a pit, in the time of snow; and he 

 slew an Egyptian, a goodly man, and plucking the spear out of 

 his hand, slew him therewith. 



On the junction of Ragobah's army with the British forces, we 

 were introduced to general officers, and mighty men of valour, 

 whose prowess, according to their chopdar's account, far exceeded 

 the exploits of those who fought with David in Hebron: they 

 dwindle into insignificance when compared with the achievements 

 of the Mahratta chieftains who joined Ragobah's standard in Gu- 



