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THE TRAVELS OF
ing, called; Mawdoaſthrour, which ſtrikes the eye, at firſt view, with a kind of ſublime aſtonishment, and appears like a collection of riſing towers that ſeem to ſurvey in majeſtic pride the ſubject town and ſurrounding country. It is the temporary reſidence of the Hindoo pilgrims who occaſionally, occupy it as they journey through this peaceful region. At ſome diſtance from it, is the elegant edifice of Bene, an extenſive dealer in diamonds: this manſion is built at a ſip, or gaut called, by being united with the proprietor's name, Benegaut; as if we ſaid, Sullivan's—quay, or French's-ſlip. There are alſo other wharfs, or ſlips, aſcending from the river, by many ſtone
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