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 12
... road by which we ascended the hill beyond it , contributed to raise my expectation of a beautiful view from the top . This road led us through an ancient gate - way in an embattled and turretted wall which connected the two hills , like ...
... road by which we ascended the hill beyond it , contributed to raise my expectation of a beautiful view from the top . This road led us through an ancient gate - way in an embattled and turretted wall which connected the two hills , like ...
Page 13
... road to that which had conducted us thither , among some fine old trees , fragments of rock , and thickets of thorny underwood , till we reached the town which almost entirely consisted of temples , and had few inhabitants but grim and ...
... road to that which had conducted us thither , among some fine old trees , fragments of rock , and thickets of thorny underwood , till we reached the town which almost entirely consisted of temples , and had few inhabitants but grim and ...
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... road , and her hope that our friendship might long continue ! I sent back my grateful acknowledgments , which was no more than her due , for the kind- ness and hospitality she had shewn me , and an assurance of my prayers , though I did ...
... road , and her hope that our friendship might long continue ! I sent back my grateful acknowledgments , which was no more than her due , for the kind- ness and hospitality she had shewn me , and an assurance of my prayers , though I did ...
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... road , and my escort , though riding side by side with us , and laughing heartily at our inefficient attempts to make them understand us , never spoke to me without this title . During the afternoon an alarm reached us of robbers in our ...
... road , and my escort , though riding side by side with us , and laughing heartily at our inefficient attempts to make them understand us , never spoke to me without this title . During the afternoon an alarm reached us of robbers in our ...
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... road by fear of the plunderers , and hoped to get past safely in my train . In this hope they were not disappointed . Next morning , February the 3d , we performed our march in much peace , through a very wild and desolate country ...
... road by fear of the plunderers , and hoped to get past safely in my train . In this hope they were not disappointed . Next morning , February the 3d , we performed our march in much peace , through a very wild and desolate country ...
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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