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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... suppose , 200 feet high . The town is tolerably clean , but a great part of the houses are in a state of decay . Still , how- ever , it has a population of 60,000 souls . The palace , with its gardens , occupies about one - sixth part ...
... suppose , 200 feet high . The town is tolerably clean , but a great part of the houses are in a state of decay . Still , how- ever , it has a population of 60,000 souls . The palace , with its gardens , occupies about one - sixth part ...
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... suppose it half that age . It is , so far as I could judge by the eye , about 110 or 120 feet high . The view from the top is very extensive , but , at the present season of the year , there is so much dust and glare that a distant ...
... suppose it half that age . It is , so far as I could judge by the eye , about 110 or 120 feet high . The view from the top is very extensive , but , at the present season of the year , there is so much dust and glare that a distant ...
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... suppose that a savage would endure . Though there is waste land in abundance , no effectual measures have been taken to persuade the princes of the country to allow or induce the Bheels to settle in it , and as these poor people ...
... suppose that a savage would endure . Though there is waste land in abundance , no effectual measures have been taken to persuade the princes of the country to allow or induce the Bheels to settle in it , and as these poor people ...
Page 75
... suppose themselves to thrive when they are living at the expence of their neighbours . Still , from his well - disciplined army and numerous artillery , his government has a stability which secures peace , at least , to the districts ...
... suppose themselves to thrive when they are living at the expence of their neighbours . Still , from his well - disciplined army and numerous artillery , his government has a stability which secures peace , at least , to the districts ...
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... suppose such little creatures to be the mothers or daughters of so tall men as many of the sepoys are . He answered , that the women whom we saw in the streets and fields , and those with whom only , under ordinary circumstances ...
... suppose such little creatures to be the mothers or daughters of so tall men as many of the sepoys are . He answered , that the women whom we saw in the streets and fields , and those with whom only , under ordinary circumstances ...
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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