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 34
... station . In contradiction to all I had been previously told , I find that Nusseerabad is , even now , perhaps the healthiest station in India ; and the climate is pleasant at all times except during the hot winds . The rains in this ...
... station . In contradiction to all I had been previously told , I find that Nusseerabad is , even now , perhaps the healthiest station in India ; and the climate is pleasant at all times except during the hot winds . The rains in this ...
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... station . There is a ball - room of sufficient size , but objections had been made to using this as a Church also , which I soon obviated , and the place was directed to be got ready for Sunday . On the Saturday preceding I held a ...
... station . There is a ball - room of sufficient size , but objections had been made to using this as a Church also , which I soon obviated , and the place was directed to be got ready for Sunday . On the Saturday preceding I held a ...
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... station . February 27. — I read prayers and preached in the drawing- room of Sir David Ochterlony's house to a congregation of nearly a hundred . I had eight communicants , and , which I did not expect , four applicants for confirmation ...
... station . February 27. — I read prayers and preached in the drawing- room of Sir David Ochterlony's house to a congregation of nearly a hundred . I had eight communicants , and , which I did not expect , four applicants for confirmation ...
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... station of police sepoys , near which our tents were pitched . The tract , however , is not entirely without inhabitants . Soon after descending from the ghât we came to a Bheel hut , whose owner we engaged , by the promise of a reward ...
... station of police sepoys , near which our tents were pitched . The tract , however , is not entirely without inhabitants . Soon after descending from the ghât we came to a Bheel hut , whose owner we engaged , by the promise of a reward ...
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... station . On Sunday I consecrated the Church , which is a large and solid but clumsy building , lately finished . On Wednesday I confirmed about 70 persons , and on Friday and Sunday ( Good Friday and Easter day ) I preached . On Satur ...
... station . On Sunday I consecrated the Church , which is a large and solid but clumsy building , lately finished . On Wednesday I confirmed about 70 persons , and on Friday and Sunday ( Good Friday and Easter day ) I preached . On Satur ...
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