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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... principal rooms , which are of marble . The gardens , which I was first taken to see , are extensive , and , in their way , extremely beau- tiful , full of fountains , cypresses , palm - trees , and flowering shrubs , with a succession ...
... principal rooms , which are of marble . The gardens , which I was first taken to see , are extensive , and , in their way , extremely beau- tiful , full of fountains , cypresses , palm - trees , and flowering shrubs , with a succession ...
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... principal ones began to throw up water tinged with some yellow dye . It was evidently much admired by the natives , and reminded me of " the golden water , " which , together with " the talking bird " and the " singing tree , " cost the ...
... principal ones began to throw up water tinged with some yellow dye . It was evidently much admired by the natives , and reminded me of " the golden water , " which , together with " the talking bird " and the " singing tree , " cost the ...
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... principal wife of the late Raja , and had no children in the former years of her marriage . Under such circumstances it is probable that a short time ago a civil war would have arisen in Jyepoor , and it is certain that , in such an ...
... principal wife of the late Raja , and had no children in the former years of her marriage . Under such circumstances it is probable that a short time ago a civil war would have arisen in Jyepoor , and it is certain that , in such an ...
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... principal temples in Benares . February 4. - From Mouzabad we went to Hirsowlee , six coss , over a country little different from what we had traversed since Jyepoor , equally level , equally ill cultivated and ill in- habited . Being ...
... principal temples in Benares . February 4. - From Mouzabad we went to Hirsowlee , six coss , over a country little different from what we had traversed since Jyepoor , equally level , equally ill cultivated and ill in- habited . Being ...
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... principal object worth seeing is , as usual , the Jain temple . We were amused by the sight of a splendid nuptial procession , on account of the betrothal of the son of a neighbouring Raja to the daughter of a Thakoor . The little boy ...
... principal object worth seeing is , as usual , the Jain temple . We were amused by the sight of a splendid nuptial procession , on account of the betrothal of the son of a neighbouring Raja to the daughter of a Thakoor . The little boy ...
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appearance arrived Athanasius Baroda beautiful believe Benares Bengal Bheels Bishop blessing Bombay brahmins building bungalow called Captain Ceylon Chaplain Charun Chittore Christian Church Church of England Clergy climate Colombo Colonel Raper considerable cultivated David Ochterlony dear district elephant Elphinstone England English European favourable Government Guzerât handsome heard HEBER hills Hindoo Hindoostanee Hindostan honour hope horses India inhabitants island journey jungle Jyepoor kind less letter Lord Madras Maharattas Malwah manner Mar Athanasius Mar Gregorius matchlocks miles missionaries morning Mussulman native Neemuch neighbourhood Nusseerabad officers ornamented palanqueen passed persons poor present pretty principal Raja Rajpoots received REGINALD CALCUTTA residence respect river road round Salsette seemed seen sent sepoys servants shew Sir Edward Barnes society station Tamul temple tents Thakoor thing told town Travancore trees usual village wild