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 India, Volume 2Carey, Lea and Carey, 1828 |
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Page 5
... Hindoo cookery , abundant in ghee , spice , and sugar , but without the garlic which forms so essential a part of Mussulman luxury . I tasted one of the messes , which was of rice , raisins , and some green sweetmeat , strongly scented ...
... Hindoo cookery , abundant in ghee , spice , and sugar , but without the garlic which forms so essential a part of Mussulman luxury . I tasted one of the messes , which was of rice , raisins , and some green sweetmeat , strongly scented ...
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... Hindoos begged that they might be allowed to stay , at least , till sun - set . The reasons urged on both sides were ... Hindoo part of the establishment . During my stay at Jyepoor , Dr. Smith amputated the hand of the poor brah- min ...
... Hindoos begged that they might be allowed to stay , at least , till sun - set . The reasons urged on both sides were ... Hindoo part of the establishment . During my stay at Jyepoor , Dr. Smith amputated the hand of the poor brah- min ...
Page 26
... Hindoo law , and before the usual magistrates ; and that it was desirable at this time , to prevent slanderous reports , that whenever sentence of death was lawfully pronounced , her Mooktar should state the circumstances of the case to ...
... Hindoo law , and before the usual magistrates ; and that it was desirable at this time , to prevent slanderous reports , that whenever sentence of death was lawfully pronounced , her Mooktar should state the circumstances of the case to ...
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... Hindoo temple named Pokur , which , from the remoteness of its situation from the more populous parts of Hindostan , is an object of much interest and curiosity with people from the east and the Deccan . My tent was very nearly blown ...
... Hindoo temple named Pokur , which , from the remoteness of its situation from the more populous parts of Hindostan , is an object of much interest and curiosity with people from the east and the Deccan . My tent was very nearly blown ...
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... Hindoo , that I could make out little or nothing except Bhadrinâth , " " Duccun , " and other words expressive of immense extent , and of the different parts of the compass ; the poetry was in praise of the vast conquests of the British ...
... Hindoo , that I could make out little or nothing except Bhadrinâth , " " Duccun , " and other words expressive of immense extent , and of the different parts of the compass ; the poetry was in praise of the vast conquests of the British ...
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