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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Page xix
... characters , male and female , are mere sketches , but sketches of great talent and vivacity . I like them all , from the grave , courtly , sententious and tipsy old soldier Lord Crawford , down to the good - natured , stupid burghers ...
... characters , male and female , are mere sketches , but sketches of great talent and vivacity . I like them all , from the grave , courtly , sententious and tipsy old soldier Lord Crawford , down to the good - natured , stupid burghers ...
Page xxxi
... character now with those of our own country than I had under- stood , or than they really used to do . They are not so grievously addicted to lying as they were once said to be . They have less animosity against the English than ...
... character now with those of our own country than I had under- stood , or than they really used to do . They are not so grievously addicted to lying as they were once said to be . They have less animosity against the English than ...
Page xxxii
... character of the uneducated French in general may have suffered under the influence of the Revolution and its consequences , or what circumstances may operate to depress the character of their seamen below the rest of the nation , my ...
... character of the uneducated French in general may have suffered under the influence of the Revolution and its consequences , or what circumstances may operate to depress the character of their seamen below the rest of the nation , my ...
Page xxxiv
... characters of Neptune , Amphitrite , Mercury , Triton , & c . with far more attention to classical costume than I expected . With the distance and usual aids of a theatre , the show would not have been con- temptible , while there was ...
... characters of Neptune , Amphitrite , Mercury , Triton , & c . with far more attention to classical costume than I expected . With the distance and usual aids of a theatre , the show would not have been con- temptible , while there was ...
Page xliv
... character , and find every thing true which had been reported . August 11. - We had a good night , and a smooth though rapid progress . I had the happiness of hearing , for the first time , my dear little Emily repeat a part of the ...
... character , and find every thing true which had been reported . August 11. - We had a good night , and a smooth though rapid progress . I had the happiness of hearing , for the first time , my dear little Emily repeat a part of the ...
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