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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... walked a good deal , and all the men on board were in high spirits . Captain Manning said , " If there was virtue in canvass , he would make the run of the following day better than this ; " which was 246 miles by the log , and I ...
... walked a good deal , and all the men on board were in high spirits . Captain Manning said , " If there was virtue in canvass , he would make the run of the following day better than this ; " which was 246 miles by the log , and I ...
Page 20
... walked near a quarter of a mile to the front of a dingy , de- serted looking house , not very unlike a country gentleman's house in Russia , near some powder mills ; here we found carriages waiting for us , drawn by small horses with ...
... walked near a quarter of a mile to the front of a dingy , de- serted looking house , not very unlike a country gentleman's house in Russia , near some powder mills ; here we found carriages waiting for us , drawn by small horses with ...
Page 27
... walked some time round the square , and were amused to see our little girl , walking with her nurse , in great delight at the animals round her , but rather encumbered with the number of servants who had attached themselves to her . For ...
... walked some time round the square , and were amused to see our little girl , walking with her nurse , in great delight at the animals round her , but rather encumbered with the number of servants who had attached themselves to her . For ...
Page 47
... walked . On entering we found a crowd collected round a songstress of great reputation , named Viiki , the Catalini of the East , who was singing in a low but sweet voice some Hindoostanee songs , accompanied by in- artificial and ...
... walked . On entering we found a crowd collected round a songstress of great reputation , named Viiki , the Catalini of the East , who was singing in a low but sweet voice some Hindoostanee songs , accompanied by in- artificial and ...
Page 79
... expected to attend , as well as the vakeels from several Indian princes . I found on my arrival the levee had begun , and that Lord Amherst , attended by his Aides - de - camp and Per- 80 NATIVE LEVEE . sian secretary , had already walked.
... expected to attend , as well as the vakeels from several Indian princes . I found on my arrival the levee had begun , and that Lord Amherst , attended by his Aides - de - camp and Per- 80 NATIVE LEVEE . sian secretary , had already walked.
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