The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... it does in our day . Long had the ragged appearance of Balli , and its mud - built * In allusion to the late author of the ' Literary Leaves , ' who re- sided here for many years . cottages given the lie to its great antiquity . It.
... it does in our day . Long had the ragged appearance of Balli , and its mud - built * In allusion to the late author of the ' Literary Leaves , ' who re- sided here for many years . cottages given the lie to its great antiquity . It.
Page 6
... appearance . The range of houses along the river makes up a gay and brilliant picture . The interior keeps the promise which a distant view has given . It is the best - kept town in India . The streets are as brightly clean as the walks ...
... appearance . The range of houses along the river makes up a gay and brilliant picture . The interior keeps the promise which a distant view has given . It is the best - kept town in India . The streets are as brightly clean as the walks ...
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... appearance of being devoid of life . The old fort , battered by the English fleet in 1757 , is seen in ruins . During the French Revolution , Chandernagore was all uproar and confusion . The banks of the Hoogbly then exhibited the scene ...
... appearance of being devoid of life . The old fort , battered by the English fleet in 1757 , is seen in ruins . During the French Revolution , Chandernagore was all uproar and confusion . The banks of the Hoogbly then exhibited the scene ...
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... appearance . Perhaps Chinsurah is now neater and prettier than when described by Rennel , some eighty years ago . The noblest building is the college - origin- ally the residence of Monsieur Perron , the French General and Deputy of ...
... appearance . Perhaps Chinsurah is now neater and prettier than when described by Rennel , some eighty years ago . The noblest building is the college - origin- ally the residence of Monsieur Perron , the French General and Deputy of ...
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... appearance of the present men , who are not distin- guished by any superior physical powers and qualifica- tions from the rest of their brethren in Bengal . But there can be no question that the Adjai flows through a country of the ...
... appearance of the present men , who are not distin- guished by any superior physical powers and qualifica- tions from the rest of their brethren in Bengal . But there can be no question that the Adjai flows through a country of the ...
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