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 xxiv
... for a moment . Yet , as I did not leave home and its blessings without counting the cost , I do not , and I trust in God that I shall not , regret the choice I have made . But knowing how much JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . XXV others have.
... for a moment . Yet , as I did not leave home and its blessings without counting the cost , I do not , and I trust in God that I shall not , regret the choice I have made . But knowing how much JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . XXV others have.
Page xxxiv
... leave , and a barrel , with a lighted candle in it , was sent off from the fore - chains to represent his boat dropping astern . I was much struck by the time during which this continued visible at intervals , rising and sinking on the ...
... leave , and a barrel , with a lighted candle in it , was sent off from the fore - chains to represent his boat dropping astern . I was much struck by the time during which this continued visible at intervals , rising and sinking on the ...
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... leave the deck so much have I enjoyed it , and my wife , who happily now feels very little inconvenience from the motion , has expressed the same feelings . The deep blue of the sea , the snow - white tops of the waves , their enor ...
... leave the deck so much have I enjoyed it , and my wife , who happily now feels very little inconvenience from the motion , has expressed the same feelings . The deep blue of the sea , the snow - white tops of the waves , their enor ...
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... leaves , which he con- trived to rest on his shoulder while he steered his canoe , which differed from the others in having a somewhat higher stern . The whole appearance of these boats is dingy and dirty , more so I believe than the ...
... leaves , which he con- trived to rest on his shoulder while he steered his canoe , which differed from the others in having a somewhat higher stern . The whole appearance of these boats is dingy and dirty , more so I believe than the ...
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... leaves of which are used to keep moths from books and clothes . Another I supposed to be manchi- neel , —a tree like a very large rhododendron , but now without flowers ; its thick club - ended branches , when wounded , exuded a milky ...
... leaves of which are used to keep moths from books and clothes . Another I supposed to be manchi- neel , —a tree like a very large rhododendron , but now without flowers ; its thick club - ended branches , when wounded , exuded a milky ...
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