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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... whole establishment of the palace and gardens seemed well kept up , considerably better than that of Lucknow , and every thing much exceeded my expectation except the military show , which was absolutely nothing . There were two or ...
... whole establishment of the palace and gardens seemed well kept up , considerably better than that of Lucknow , and every thing much exceeded my expectation except the military show , which was absolutely nothing . There were two or ...
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... whole building seems more to surprise by the number , the intricacy , and detail of the rooms and courts , than by any apartments of large size and magnificent pro- portions . A great part of the windows are glazed with small panes of ...
... whole building seems more to surprise by the number , the intricacy , and detail of the rooms and courts , than by any apartments of large size and magnificent pro- portions . A great part of the windows are glazed with small panes of ...
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... whole figure and equipment made me set him down , I believe correctly , as a Patan mercenary leader , for whom these troublesome times had obtained employment . The Mouchtar I had now a better opportunity of observing than before . He ...
... whole figure and equipment made me set him down , I believe correctly , as a Patan mercenary leader , for whom these troublesome times had obtained employment . The Mouchtar I had now a better opportunity of observing than before . He ...
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... whole amount of his revenue , and this was growing less under the almost annual scourge of the Pindarries , of Jeswunt Row Holcar , and , above all , of his General Ameer Khân . Even before the conquest of Lord Hastings , the late Raja ...
... whole amount of his revenue , and this was growing less under the almost annual scourge of the Pindarries , of Jeswunt Row Holcar , and , above all , of his General Ameer Khân . Even before the conquest of Lord Hastings , the late Raja ...
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... whole , it was superior to the castle of Delhi . For myself , I have 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 ...
... whole , it was superior to the castle of Delhi . For myself , I have 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 ...
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