CHAPTER XXX. 



ahmed-abad; 



an account op its former grandeur, and present decay; 



the character op its inhabitants; 



a description of the mosques, palaces, gardens, 



and principal structures, in 



that imperial citw 



" I conceive every traveller does well to submit to his country, observations which have 

 arisen from local knowledge; since, out of much dross, it is possible some pure sold may be ex- 

 tracted : and by whatever customs or prejudices mankind are enslaved, that very circumstance 

 renders the knowledge of importance Those who have never travelled, conceive their own 

 country to be superior to any other ; and its customs the most excellent : we should, therefore, 

 in deciding upon any custom, lay aside our own prejudices, and examine all things with imparti- 

 ality ; from which it commonly results, that after a while, you perceive the customs of each coun- 

 try have arisen with propriety from its locality and climate." Oriental Collections. 



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