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 xxi
... looking people on board , gave rise to various conjectures . Captain Manning hoisted out one of his cutters with ten oars , besides the quarter - master and the midship- man who commanded , a handsome boat , making , from the appearance ...
... looking people on board , gave rise to various conjectures . Captain Manning hoisted out one of his cutters with ten oars , besides the quarter - master and the midship- man who commanded , a handsome boat , making , from the appearance ...
Page xxxiii
... looking over Gilchrist's guide , with a little Ode by Koodrut , of which the following is an imitation . Ambition's voice was in my ear , she whisper'd yesterday , " How goodly is the land of Room , how wide the Russian sway ! How blest ...
... looking over Gilchrist's guide , with a little Ode by Koodrut , of which the following is an imitation . Ambition's voice was in my ear , she whisper'd yesterday , " How goodly is the land of Room , how wide the Russian sway ! How blest ...
Page 10
... looking house with a flag - staff , belonging to the harbour master . There are , however , many temptations for seamen among the native huts , several of them being spirit houses , where a hot unwholesome toddy is sold . We proceeded ...
... looking house with a flag - staff , belonging to the harbour master . There are , however , many temptations for seamen among the native huts , several of them being spirit houses , where a hot unwholesome toddy is sold . We proceeded ...
Page 18
... looking towards the village , and behind was a court filled with coco- nut husks , and a little rice straw ; in the centre of this was a round thatched building , raised on bam- boos about a foot from the ground , which they said was a ...
... looking towards the village , and behind was a court filled with coco- nut husks , and a little rice straw ; in the centre of this was a round thatched building , raised on bam- boos about a foot from the ground , which they said was a ...
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... tons , raised to an immense height above the water by upper works of split bamboo , with very lofty heads and sterns , immense sails , and crowded with a wild and energetic 20 APPROACH TO CALCUTTA . looking race of mariners , C 2.
... tons , raised to an immense height above the water by upper works of split bamboo , with very lofty heads and sterns , immense sails , and crowded with a wild and energetic 20 APPROACH TO CALCUTTA . looking race of mariners , C 2.
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