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Excerpt from The Eclectic Review, for July, 1819, Vol. 12 The journal of this traverse of the Peninsula contains many lively illustrations of national character, many amusing incidents, details of military operations, which had recently taken place hit some of the spots which he passed. And descriptions of atri king Scenes, or of monuments of antiquity. Beyond every other spectacle, the stupendous excavations at Ellora overpowered and amazed his mind. It is not a little strange that these, per haps unequalled labours of superstition should, if the Author is not mistaken in his statement, fail now to excite any sentiments of reverence in the people, though they are probably the most magnificent, and among the most ancient temples of the deities they still adore. But we much doubt the accuracy of the assert tion, that no pilgrim now visits them, nor are they in any manner, or to any one, (except a cursory traveller), an object 5 of veneration Indeed, it must be simply impossible for minds filled with the mythology, to behold it without emotion embodied in the sculptures throughout the immensity and solemnity of these caverns. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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