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 xxxiii
... remain Save late regret , and bitter tears for ever and in vain ? Return , return , and in thy heart engraven keep my lore ; The lesser wealth , the lighter load , ―small blame betides the poor . " The last two lines are not in the ...
... remain Save late regret , and bitter tears for ever and in vain ? Return , return , and in thy heart engraven keep my lore ; The lesser wealth , the lighter load , ―small blame betides the poor . " The last two lines are not in the ...
Page xlix
... remain ? Why thy strength of tyrant beauty thus , with seeming ruth , restrain ? Better breathe my last before thee , than in lingering grief remain ! To yon Planet , Fate has given every month to wax and wane ; And thy world of ...
... remain ? Why thy strength of tyrant beauty thus , with seeming ruth , restrain ? Better breathe my last before thee , than in lingering grief remain ! To yon Planet , Fate has given every month to wax and wane ; And thy world of ...
Page lii
... remain absolutely stationary , having got into a powerful , and , hitherto , little known cur- rent , from the S. W. which forwarded us on our voyage almost as much as a light wind would have done . On Wednesday evening and Thursday ...
... remain absolutely stationary , having got into a powerful , and , hitherto , little known cur- rent , from the S. W. which forwarded us on our voyage almost as much as a light wind would have done . On Wednesday evening and Thursday ...
Page lv
... remain quiet during the heat of the day , and while it rains . And , indeed , while we are enjoying and have enjoyed such daily and remarkable protection from God during the whole of our voyage , it would be cowardice in the extreme to ...
... remain quiet during the heat of the day , and while it rains . And , indeed , while we are enjoying and have enjoyed such daily and remarkable protection from God during the whole of our voyage , it would be cowardice in the extreme to ...
Page lxix
... remains of a village began by a joint company , who undertook to cut down the thickets and reclaim the marshes of Saugor , a few years ago . They found , however , that as the VOL . I. B 29 TYGERS . woods were cut down on this side ...
... remains of a village began by a joint company , who undertook to cut down the thickets and reclaim the marshes of Saugor , a few years ago . They found , however , that as the VOL . I. B 29 TYGERS . woods were cut down on this side ...
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