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 xxvi
... probably , the worst of the ship's rolling , and that , even off the Cape of Good Hope , nothing more than this was reasonably to be apprehended . Our progress too was very cheering . Our run during the last twenty - four hours was ...
... probably , the worst of the ship's rolling , and that , even off the Cape of Good Hope , nothing more than this was reasonably to be apprehended . Our progress too was very cheering . Our run during the last twenty - four hours was ...
Page xxxiii
... probably know , before she reads the above , that " Room " is the Oriental name for the Turkish empire , -that " Secunder " is Alexander the Great , -and that the founder of the Median throne is Ky - kaoos , or Deioces . July 25. - To ...
... probably know , before she reads the above , that " Room " is the Oriental name for the Turkish empire , -that " Secunder " is Alexander the Great , -and that the founder of the Median throne is Ky - kaoos , or Deioces . July 25. - To ...
Page xl
... probably all that we shall see of it . While such a topic , however , was under discussion , we almost overlooked , ( what else would have drawn general attention , ) that the first albatross which we have seen , made its appearance to ...
... probably all that we shall see of it . While such a topic , however , was under discussion , we almost overlooked , ( what else would have drawn general attention , ) that the first albatross which we have seen , made its appearance to ...
Page xlv
... probably came from Tristan d'Acunha . Several whales , some of them of a large size , played round the ship for above half an hour . I obtained a very favourable view of one of them , which struck me from its perfect resemblance to the ...
... probably came from Tristan d'Acunha . Several whales , some of them of a large size , played round the ship for above half an hour . I obtained a very favourable view of one of them , which struck me from its perfect resemblance to the ...
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... probably driven to shore by the gale . The other birds come from the southward , and are con- sidered as indications of a tremendous storm in that quarter , from which our unusually northern course has exempted us . Lat . 34 ° 54 ′ E ...
... probably driven to shore by the gale . The other birds come from the southward , and are con- sidered as indications of a tremendous storm in that quarter , from which our unusually northern course has exempted us . Lat . 34 ° 54 ′ E ...
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