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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... followed . The wind was high during the night , and the swell more than commensurate , and our furniture , though we had secured it with unusual care , seemed alive . The moon , during the latter part of the night , was clear , and the ...
... followed . The wind was high during the night , and the swell more than commensurate , and our furniture , though we had secured it with unusual care , seemed alive . The moon , during the latter part of the night , was clear , and the ...
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... followed , with a moderate breeze , and we were supposed to pass the line about eleven o'clock A.M. September 21. — Nothing remarkable occurred on the 20th . This morning we had divine service , with the awning up , and the crew seated ...
... followed , with a moderate breeze , and we were supposed to pass the line about eleven o'clock A.M. September 21. — Nothing remarkable occurred on the 20th . This morning we had divine service , with the awning up , and the crew seated ...
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... followed , with some thunder and lightning , and continued the greater part of the day . Towards evening the rain ceased , and the wind became light . The weather was , however , thick and hazy , and I never saw so much lightning as ...
... followed , with some thunder and lightning , and continued the greater part of the day . Towards evening the rain ceased , and the wind became light . The weather was , however , thick and hazy , and I never saw so much lightning as ...
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... followed them through the beautiful grove which overshadowed their dwellings , by a winding and narrow path ; the way was longer than we expected , and it was growing dusk ; we persevered , however , and arrived in front of a small ...
... followed them through the beautiful grove which overshadowed their dwellings , by a winding and narrow path ; the way was longer than we expected , and it was growing dusk ; we persevered , however , and arrived in front of a small ...
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... followed him to a cottage somewhat larger than those which we had yet seen ; but on our entering its little court - yard , the people came in much earnestness to prevent our proceeding farther . We had , how- ever , a fair opportunity ...
... followed him to a cottage somewhat larger than those which we had yet seen ; but on our entering its little court - yard , the people came in much earnestness to prevent our proceeding farther . We had , how- ever , a fair opportunity ...
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