The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... banks of the holy stream for a distance of some miles . The narrow busy streets with pagodas on all sides ; the gay bazars teeming with Native manufactures ; the mysterious temples with sacred bulls stabled in the holy precincts ;
... banks of the holy stream for a distance of some miles . The narrow busy streets with pagodas on all sides ; the gay bazars teeming with Native manufactures ; the mysterious temples with sacred bulls stabled in the holy precincts ;
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... streets are as brightly clean as the walks in a garden . There is not much bustle or activity— the place greatly wears the character of a suburban re- treat . But time was , when there was a busy trade , and ' twenty - two ships cleared ...
... streets are as brightly clean as the walks in a garden . There is not much bustle or activity— the place greatly wears the character of a suburban re- treat . But time was , when there was a busy trade , and ' twenty - two ships cleared ...
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... street economy , the views of which have often proved a bed of Procrustes to many a noble undertaking . In the great hall , one may feel an unusual dilatation of spirit , and grow for the moment a most politic wiseacre , with big ideas ...
... street economy , the views of which have often proved a bed of Procrustes to many a noble undertaking . In the great hall , one may feel an unusual dilatation of spirit , and grow for the moment a most politic wiseacre , with big ideas ...
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... streets of Chandernagore with a fiddle in his hand and an umbrella over his head , running naked with some other young fellows , and playing tricks at every door . ' During his administration , however , more than two thousand brick ...
... streets of Chandernagore with a fiddle in his hand and an umbrella over his head , running naked with some other young fellows , and playing tricks at every door . ' During his administration , however , more than two thousand brick ...
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... streets , ' and more life and activity in its society . The Dutch established themselves at Chinsurah in 1675. So long as they adhered to a steady prosecution of commerce , they were uniformly prosperous and suc- cessful . But at last ...
... streets , ' and more life and activity in its society . The Dutch established themselves at Chinsurah in 1675. So long as they adhered to a steady prosecution of commerce , they were uniformly prosperous and suc- cessful . But at last ...
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