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
... sort , that , though they were numerous , it was a long time before I could distinguish them from the spray among which they fluttered . July 6. - We had Divine Service , and I read a sermon on the Epistle for the day ' . I did not feel ...
... sort , that , though they were numerous , it was a long time before I could distinguish them from the spray among which they fluttered . July 6. - We had Divine Service , and I read a sermon on the Epistle for the day ' . I did not feel ...
Page xxxv
... sort of romantic interest , is neither exten- sive nor conspicuous except from the comparative paucity of its neighbours . The Great Bear still ( though on the verge , instead of being at the sum- mit of the sky ) retains its splendid ...
... sort of romantic interest , is neither exten- sive nor conspicuous except from the comparative paucity of its neighbours . The Great Bear still ( though on the verge , instead of being at the sum- mit of the sky ) retains its splendid ...
Page xli
... sort of apology for himself , that he was brought up in the Church of Scotland , and there-- fore held all ceremonies superfluous and unavail- ing . I reminded him that his Church and mine agreed in the efficacy and necessity of ...
... sort of apology for himself , that he was brought up in the Church of Scotland , and there-- fore held all ceremonies superfluous and unavail- ing . I reminded him that his Church and mine agreed in the efficacy and necessity of ...
Page lxi
... sort , and the number of insects and land - birds around us seem to imply that a hard gale has driven them so far out to sea . Among the insects several dragon - flies appear , pre- cisely like those of England , and some very beau ...
... sort , and the number of insects and land - birds around us seem to imply that a hard gale has driven them so far out to sea . Among the insects several dragon - flies appear , pre- cisely like those of England , and some very beau ...
Page lxiv
... sort of confused agony , tug- ging at my coat - buttons and my sleeves as I went , with the intention of leaping in after her ; when there , however , I found that one of the poor boys apprenticed to Captain Manning by the Marine So ...
... sort of confused agony , tug- ging at my coat - buttons and my sleeves as I went , with the intention of leaping in after her ; when there , however , I found that one of the poor boys apprenticed to Captain Manning by the Marine So ...
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