Nourmahal, an Oriental romance. Vol. 1 of 3

· 1843

Too much wisdom is folly: for time will produce events of which thou canst have no idea; and _he_ to whom thou gavest no commission, will bring thee unexpected news. In no part of our oriental world are there to be found bolder or more picturesque mountain ranges, or a greater variety of climate, fruits, flowers, and animals, than in that tract of country which lies beyond the grand chain of the Himalas. Although the snow and the cloud seldom disappear, which prevent their stupendous peaks from being seen in all their naked majesty, nevertheless the wanderer looks with delight upon their numerous declivities and valleys, clothed in green herbage, interspersed with villages, and animated by …

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