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 viii
... of great consequence . " ' Nothing can be fuller or more considerate than the Let- ters which have been sent to the different commissariat and military officers to attend 66 PREFACE . ix to all my wants in their respective 11.
... of great consequence . " ' Nothing can be fuller or more considerate than the Let- ters which have been sent to the different commissariat and military officers to attend 66 PREFACE . ix to all my wants in their respective 11.
Page xxi
... attended church in clean shirts and trowsers , and well washed and shaved . In the space between the capstan and half - deck was a small table set for me and the purser , who acted as clerk , and I read prayers , and preached one of my ...
... attended church in clean shirts and trowsers , and well washed and shaved . In the space between the capstan and half - deck was a small table set for me and the purser , who acted as clerk , and I read prayers , and preached one of my ...
Page xxvii
... attending ; it is their vocabulary only which is confined , and if we ad- dress them in such words as they understand , we may tell them what truths we please , and reason with them as subtilely as we can . The flying - fish to day were ...
... attending ; it is their vocabulary only which is confined , and if we ad- dress them in such words as they understand , we may tell them what truths we please , and reason with them as subtilely as we can . The flying - fish to day were ...
Page xl
... three seamen . This last result disappointed me , since I had hoped , from their attention to my sermons , and the general de- cency of their conduct and appearance , that more JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . would have attended.
... three seamen . This last result disappointed me , since I had hoped , from their attention to my sermons , and the general de- cency of their conduct and appearance , that more JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . would have attended.
Page xli
... attended . xli Yet , when I consider how great difficulty I have always found in bringing men of the same age and rank to the sacrament at Hod- net , perhaps I have no reason to be surprised . On talking with one of the under officers ...
... attended . xli Yet , when I consider how great difficulty I have always found in bringing men of the same age and rank to the sacrament at Hod- net , perhaps I have no reason to be surprised . On talking with one of the under officers ...
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