The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... the east , but , turn- ing to hear the song of the boatmen as they passed by her ghât , she had her face turned towards the river ever since . ! Cossipore . - Burranagur . - Duckinasore . — Balli 2 Travels of a Hindoo .
... the east , but , turn- ing to hear the song of the boatmen as they passed by her ghât , she had her face turned towards the river ever since . ! Cossipore . - Burranagur . - Duckinasore . — Balli 2 Travels of a Hindoo .
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... face , they had the corpse taken to the river and burned , and reported that the man died of cholera . In the Santipoor women are observed that light female form , that slender and delicate make , that grace- ful shape and elegance of ...
... face , they had the corpse taken to the river and burned , and reported that the man died of cholera . In the Santipoor women are observed that light female form , that slender and delicate make , that grace- ful shape and elegance of ...
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... the largest and richest province of the peninsula . The conquest seems to have been made merely by giv- ing a slap on the face of the king , and then taking pos- Choitunya . 29 session of his throne . It bespeaks 28 Travels of a Hindoo .
... the largest and richest province of the peninsula . The conquest seems to have been made merely by giv- ing a slap on the face of the king , and then taking pos- Choitunya . 29 session of his throne . It bespeaks 28 Travels of a Hindoo .
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... face , his soft manners , his urbane speech , and his up - turned nose at the name of fish . The Brahmin and the Bygaree have no sym- pathy between themselves . Each is the jest and butt of the other . The anti - caste movement ...
... face , his soft manners , his urbane speech , and his up - turned nose at the name of fish . The Brahmin and the Bygaree have no sym- pathy between themselves . Each is the jest and butt of the other . The anti - caste movement ...
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... 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 highest picturesque beauty . The sur- face of the ground is beautifully undulated , and dotted.
... 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 highest picturesque beauty . The sur- face of the ground is beautifully undulated , and dotted.
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