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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... district on its banks , supplies abundance of excellent water to the citizens of Ajmere , is full of fish , and would , if there were any boats , be an excellent place for sailing . Mr. Moore lives in a small house fitted up out of a ...
... district on its banks , supplies abundance of excellent water to the citizens of Ajmere , is full of fish , and would , if there were any boats , be an excellent place for sailing . Mr. Moore lives in a small house fitted up out of a ...
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... district a good deal of trouble with them . Sindia had never been able to tame them ; and our troops found much difficulty in following them into their mountain fastnesses . They were brought at length to ask for an audience of the ...
... district a good deal of trouble with them . Sindia had never been able to tame them ; and our troops found much difficulty in following them into their mountain fastnesses . They were brought at length to ask for an audience of the ...
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... district which suffered most from the Pindarrees , and from two of the chieftains who had the greatest influence with those horrible robbers , Bappoo Sindia , a cousin of the Maha Raja , and Jumsheed Khân . The only district which ...
... district which suffered most from the Pindarrees , and from two of the chieftains who had the greatest influence with those horrible robbers , Bappoo Sindia , a cousin of the Maha Raja , and Jumsheed Khân . The only district which ...
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... districts to the south - west , the more warlike Charun , however , take their place in popular reverence . A few years back it was usual for merchants or travellers going through Malwah and Guzerât to hire a Charun to protect them ...
... districts to the south - west , the more warlike Charun , however , take their place in popular reverence . A few years back it was usual for merchants or travellers going through Malwah and Guzerât to hire a Charun to protect them ...
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... district . The bun- galow commands a very striking view of the Raja's fortress ; on arriving there we alighted and embraced in a most affectionate sort , after which I conducted him in and seated him at my right- hand . A little more ...
... district . The bun- galow commands a very striking view of the Raja's fortress ; on arriving there we alighted and embraced in a most affectionate sort , after which I conducted him in and seated him at my right- hand . A little more ...
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