Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India: From Calcutta to Bombay, 1824-1825, (with Notes Upon Ceylon,) an Account of a Journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, and Letters Written in IndiaMurray, 1828 - 515 pages |
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... European eye a picture of very great singularity and interest . One of the Serangs had a broad umbrella thatched with palm leaves , which he con- trived to rest on his shoulder while he steered his canoe , which differed from the others ...
... European eye a picture of very great singularity and interest . One of the Serangs had a broad umbrella thatched with palm leaves , which he con- trived to rest on his shoulder while he steered his canoe , which differed from the others ...
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... Europeans . Nor is it true that Hindoos are much more healthy than Europeans . Liver- complaints , and indurations of the spleen are very common among them , particularly with those in easy circumstances , to which their immense con ...
... Europeans . Nor is it true that Hindoos are much more healthy than Europeans . Liver- complaints , and indurations of the spleen are very common among them , particularly with those in easy circumstances , to which their immense con ...
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... European nations . Accidents often happen in this great river , and storms are frequent and violent . The river is ... Europeans on board ; the crew , forty in number , are Mohammedans , middle - sized , active and vigorous , though ...
... European nations . Accidents often happen in this great river , and storms are frequent and violent . The river is ... Europeans on board ; the crew , forty in number , are Mohammedans , middle - sized , active and vigorous , though ...
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... European mas- ters . At dinner these people sit , not like the Turks , but with the knees drawn up like monkeys . Their eating and drinking vessels are of copper , very bright and well kept , and their whole appear- ance cleanly and ...
... European mas- ters . At dinner these people sit , not like the Turks , but with the knees drawn up like monkeys . Their eating and drinking vessels are of copper , very bright and well kept , and their whole appear- ance cleanly and ...
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... European penetrates once in a century . The village we were now in , I was told , had probably been very seldom visited by Europeans , since few persons stop on the shore of the Ganges between Diamond Harbour and Fulta . Few of the ...
... European penetrates once in a century . The village we were now in , I was told , had probably been very seldom visited by Europeans , since few persons stop on the shore of the Ganges between Diamond Harbour and Fulta . Few of the ...
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