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 6
... seen few places of which a finer panorama might be made . From thence we returned to a lower court , in the centre of which , raised by a few steps , is a noble open pavilion , with marble pillars richly carved , rather inferior in size ...
... seen few places of which a finer panorama might be made . From thence we returned to a lower court , in the centre of which , raised by a few steps , is a noble open pavilion , with marble pillars richly carved , rather inferior in size ...
Page 13
... seen many royal palaces containing larger and more stately rooms , -many , the architecture of which was in a purer taste , and some which have covered a greater extent of ground , ( though in this , if the fortress on the hill be ...
... seen many royal palaces containing larger and more stately rooms , -many , the architecture of which was in a purer taste , and some which have covered a greater extent of ground , ( though in this , if the fortress on the hill be ...
Page 14
... seen only through coloured glass , and made more gorgeously gloomy by their carving , gilding , and mirrors , the idea of an enchanted castle occurred , I believe , to us all ; and I could not help thinking what magnificent use Ariosto ...
... seen only through coloured glass , and made more gorgeously gloomy by their carving , gilding , and mirrors , the idea of an enchanted castle occurred , I believe , to us all ; and I could not help thinking what magnificent use Ariosto ...
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... seen at Benares , to contain several apartments ; but we were not permitted to see the inside , though the suwarrs , without scruple , took us into the court , and up to the terraced roof , walking with their shoes on , in high contempt ...
... seen at Benares , to contain several apartments ; but we were not permitted to see the inside , though the suwarrs , without scruple , took us into the court , and up to the terraced roof , walking with their shoes on , in high contempt ...
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... seen in India . We walked at night about the town , which has a mud wall and fortress , with a very deep ditch . The bazar is large , but the principal object worth seeing is , as usual , the Jain temple . We were amused by the sight of ...
... seen in India . We walked at night about the town , which has a mud wall and fortress , with a very deep ditch . The bazar is large , but the principal object worth seeing is , as usual , the Jain temple . We were amused by the sight of ...
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