Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 312
does the Taj any sort of justice, and wemay wait another two hundred and fifty years for aworthy description. What then is the Taj ? It is atomb, a Mohammedan tomb, the tomb of a woman, thetomb of a rich mans favorite wife, the word Tajbeing, like Sail, or Bess, the pet name with whichhe addressed… … 276 A Book of Famous Travels turn built a tomb for himself. The Taj was built bythe Mogul Shah Jehan, the grandson of Akbar, as atomb for his favorite wife, Moomtaj a Mehal, and forhimself. About two miles from the town along a dustyroad, you pass under a colossal gateway, in itself com-manding and…
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