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 v
... cor- respondence with the Editor , a fact which she hopes will be borne in mind , should some consider that he has dwelt less upon the professional objects of his journey than vi PREFACE . might have been anticipated . The Letters.
... cor- respondence with the Editor , a fact which she hopes will be borne in mind , should some consider that he has dwelt less upon the professional objects of his journey than vi PREFACE . might have been anticipated . The Letters.
Page ix
... less so by those for whose eternal welfare he sacrificed his life . From these sources the bitter agonies of his widow's grief received all the alleviation of which such sorrow is susceptible : and though time may soften X PREFACE . the ...
... less so by those for whose eternal welfare he sacrificed his life . From these sources the bitter agonies of his widow's grief received all the alleviation of which such sorrow is susceptible : and though time may soften X PREFACE . the ...
Page xxii
... less expected in the pa- rallel of Spain . June 25. — We had this day a considerable swell with a foul wind , though not much of it . A grampus came close to the ship and played round us for some time . In his apparent size he ...
... less expected in the pa- rallel of Spain . June 25. — We had this day a considerable swell with a foul wind , though not much of it . A grampus came close to the ship and played round us for some time . In his apparent size he ...
Page xxiv
... less crowded on board the Grenville than in most vessels of the kind , they are even here packed like bottles in a rack , with hardly room to stir . July 2. - During the night we made a somewhat better progress than we had done for a ...
... less crowded on board the Grenville than in most vessels of the kind , they are even here packed like bottles in a rack , with hardly room to stir . July 2. - During the night we made a somewhat better progress than we had done for a ...
Page xxv
... less to them , and also , and above all , so to discharge my duty , that they may never think that these sacrifices have been made in vain . July 3. - We made an excellent progress during the night . At about five in the evening we saw ...
... less to them , and also , and above all , so to discharge my duty , that they may never think that these sacrifices have been made in vain . July 3. - We made an excellent progress during the night . At about five in the evening we saw ...
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