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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... covering from the effects of a fall a few days before , which had threatened to affect his brain , was very intelligent , and grateful to God for his deliverance . The others were not so favourably disposed . I persuaded them , however ...
... covering from the effects of a fall a few days before , which had threatened to affect his brain , was very intelligent , and grateful to God for his deliverance . The others were not so favourably disposed . I persuaded them , however ...
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... covered with a loose dusky skin which peels off easily with the fingers . The pulp is not unlike an over - ripe pear . While we were marketing with these poor peo- ple , several large boats from the Maldive Islands passed , which were ...
... covered with a loose dusky skin which peels off easily with the fingers . The pulp is not unlike an over - ripe pear . While we were marketing with these poor peo- ple , several large boats from the Maldive Islands passed , which were ...
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... covered with a roof of palm branches , over which again was lashed a coarse cloth , the whole forming an excellent shade from the sun ; but , as I should apprehend , intolerably close . The " Se- 1 A native agent , as well as a money ...
... covered with a roof of palm branches , over which again was lashed a coarse cloth , the whole forming an excellent shade from the sun ; but , as I should apprehend , intolerably close . The " Se- 1 A native agent , as well as a money ...
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... covered with green rice , offering an appearance not unlike flax ; on our right was a moderate - sized vil- lage , and on the banks of the river a numerous herd of cattle was feeding ; these are mostly red , 14 VILLAGE . or red and ...
... covered with green rice , offering an appearance not unlike flax ; on our right was a moderate - sized vil- lage , and on the banks of the river a numerous herd of cattle was feeding ; these are mostly red , 14 VILLAGE . or red and ...
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... covered with a creep- ing plant bearing a beautiful broad leaf , of the gourd species , stood irregularly scattered in the midst of a wood of coco - palms , fruit , and other trees , among which the banyan was very conspicu- ous and ...
... covered with a creep- ing plant bearing a beautiful broad leaf , of the gourd species , stood irregularly scattered in the midst of a wood of coco - palms , fruit , and other trees , among which the banyan was very conspicu- ous and ...
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