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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... brought in as presents from the Rannee to me , which were followed by two horses and an elephant , of which she also requested my acceptance . I looked round on Colonel Raper in some embarrassment , which he relieved by telling me that ...
... brought in as presents from the Rannee to me , which were followed by two horses and an elephant , of which she also requested my acceptance . I looked round on Colonel Raper in some embarrassment , which he relieved by telling me that ...
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... brought my own pistols , observing that this was a country where all who possessed arms should carry them . I had , however , very little fear that any of these warlike preparations would end in bloodshed , and was indeed chiefly ...
... brought my own pistols , observing that this was a country where all who possessed arms should carry them . I had , however , very little fear that any of these warlike preparations would end in bloodshed , and was indeed chiefly ...
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... way continued open and barren . Afterwards , without ceasing to be barren , it was a good deal covered by thorny trees ; and at length we ascended a rugged chain of granite hills which brought us to Kishenghur E 2 KISHENGHUR . 27.
... way continued open and barren . Afterwards , without ceasing to be barren , it was a good deal covered by thorny trees ; and at length we ascended a rugged chain of granite hills which brought us to Kishenghur E 2 KISHENGHUR . 27.
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... brought us to Kishenghur , with its walls of solid and substantial masonry , its castle on the mountain top , and its gardens fenced with hedges of prickly pear , the whole something like Jyepoor in miniature . The tents were pitched in ...
... brought us to Kishenghur , with its walls of solid and substantial masonry , its castle on the mountain top , and its gardens fenced with hedges of prickly pear , the whole something like Jyepoor in miniature . The tents were pitched in ...
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... brought at length to ask for an audience of the General , and like the Puharrees of Rajmahal , whom they seem greatly to resemble , were easily conciliated on their being promised protec- tion from their lowland neighbours , and ...
... brought at length to ask for an audience of the General , and like the Puharrees of Rajmahal , whom they seem greatly to resemble , were easily conciliated on their being promised protec- tion from their lowland neighbours , and ...
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