Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India from Calcutta to Bombay, 1824-1825: With Notes Upon Ceylon, [and] an Account of a Journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, and Letters Written in India, Volume 1B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1985 |
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Page 31
... considerable European houses , and are said to be remarkably dry and wholesome . To the North is a vast extent of fertile country , divided into rice - fields , orchards and gardens , covered with a thick shade of fruit - trees , and ...
... considerable European houses , and are said to be remarkably dry and wholesome . To the North is a vast extent of fertile country , divided into rice - fields , orchards and gardens , covered with a thick shade of fruit - trees , and ...
Page 99
... considerable difficulty in making our way through the crowd ; but when we had arrived at a short distance from the scene of action , the coup d'œil was beautifully picturesque , and forcibly re- minded me of an English race - course ...
... considerable difficulty in making our way through the crowd ; but when we had arrived at a short distance from the scene of action , the coup d'œil was beautifully picturesque , and forcibly re- minded me of an English race - course ...
Page 392
... considerable numbers , which I was told it was uncivil to throw away , particularly those which were hung round my neck . I now , in consequence , looked more like a sacrifice than a Priest , and on getting again into the gig was glad ...
... considerable numbers , which I was told it was uncivil to throw away , particularly those which were hung round my neck . I now , in consequence , looked more like a sacrifice than a Priest , and on getting again into the gig was glad ...
Contents
FURREEDPOOR TO BOG LIPOOR | xv |
CHAPTER I | lxix |
CHAPTER II | 26 |
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