A Visit to Japan, China, and IndiaS. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1877 - 294 pages |
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Page 31
... distances , two men , who run along , sometimes going as much as seven miles an hour . It is comfortable , though ... distance from the shores of the gulf , through fields of rice , passing several villages . The snowy mass of Fusiama ...
... distances , two men , who run along , sometimes going as much as seven miles an hour . It is comfortable , though ... distance from the shores of the gulf , through fields of rice , passing several villages . The snowy mass of Fusiama ...
Page 126
... distance of the top - a proof of the moisture of the climate . The summit is marked by a pole on a heap of stones , and commands a very extensive view , which rather reminded me of that from Monte Casino . Nuwara Eliya , situated in a ...
... distance of the top - a proof of the moisture of the climate . The summit is marked by a pole on a heap of stones , and commands a very extensive view , which rather reminded me of that from Monte Casino . Nuwara Eliya , situated in a ...
Page 225
... distance from Howrah to Benares is 475 miles ; the fare , 44 rupees 8 annas . Having established my- self in a comfortable carriage , I slept soundly , and next morning found myself traversing a country more picturesque than I expected ...
... distance from Howrah to Benares is 475 miles ; the fare , 44 rupees 8 annas . Having established my- self in a comfortable carriage , I slept soundly , and next morning found myself traversing a country more picturesque than I expected ...
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