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 IndiaMurray, 1828 - 515 pages |
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Page vi
... England , from which ex- tracts are given , together with the sacrifice of his dearest affections which he was so frequently called upon to make , sufficiently prove that he never lost sight of his high calling , nor suffered any ...
... England , from which ex- tracts are given , together with the sacrifice of his dearest affections which he was so frequently called upon to make , sufficiently prove that he never lost sight of his high calling , nor suffered any ...
Page xxi
... England . I had some ready and finished others . She was pretty close with us at about eight ; a small dark - sided brig , of very beau- tiful build , and with a British pendant , which made her pass for a man of war , though , on a ...
... England . I had some ready and finished others . She was pretty close with us at about eight ; a small dark - sided brig , of very beau- tiful build , and with a British pendant , which made her pass for a man of war , though , on a ...
Page xxii
... England . She turned out to be a Falmouth packet , nine days out of Lisbon , crowded with dif- ferent adventurers who had volunteered their ser- vices to the Spaniards and Portuguese , and were now returning dispirited and disappointed ...
... England . She turned out to be a Falmouth packet , nine days out of Lisbon , crowded with dif- ferent adventurers who had volunteered their ser- vices to the Spaniards and Portuguese , and were now returning dispirited and disappointed ...
Page xxiii
... of sending our letters to the latter place , and thence to England . The poop of the ship would be no bad place for air , study , or recreation , ( it is indeed used as such χχίν JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . by most.
... of sending our letters to the latter place , and thence to England . The poop of the ship would be no bad place for air , study , or recreation , ( it is indeed used as such χχίν JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . by most.
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... England , where they differ from those of Scotland , were such as he did not approve of . If so , as I have reason to be- lieve that many persons , both in Scotland and on . the Continent , have strange notions of our cere- monies , his ...
... England , where they differ from those of Scotland , were such as he did not approve of . If so , as I have reason to be- lieve that many persons , both in Scotland and on . the Continent , have strange notions of our cere- monies , his ...
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