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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... cor- respondence with the Editor , a fact which she hopes will be borne in mind , should some consider that he has dwelt less upon the professional objects of his journey than vi PREFACE . might have been anticipated . The Letters.
... cor- respondence with the Editor , a fact which she hopes will be borne in mind , should some consider that he has dwelt less upon the professional objects of his journey than vi PREFACE . might have been anticipated . The Letters.
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... in such feelings ; that sincerely as he is re- gretted by his own countrymen , he is no less so by those for whose eternal welfare he sacrificed his life . From these sources the x : PREFACE . bitter agonies of his widow's grief.
... in such feelings ; that sincerely as he is re- gretted by his own countrymen , he is no less so by those for whose eternal welfare he sacrificed his life . From these sources the x : PREFACE . bitter agonies of his widow's grief.
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... less crowded on board the Grenville than in most vessels of the kind , they are even here packed like bottles in a rack , with hardly room to stir . July 2. - During the night we made a somewhat better progress than we had done for a ...
... less crowded on board the Grenville than in most vessels of the kind , they are even here packed like bottles in a rack , with hardly room to stir . July 2. - During the night we made a somewhat better progress than we had done for a ...
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... less to them , and also , and above all , so to discharge my duty , that they may never think that these sacrifices have been made in vain . July 3. - We made an excellent progress during the night . At about five in the evening we saw ...
... less to them , and also , and above all , so to discharge my duty , that they may never think that these sacrifices have been made in vain . July 3. - We made an excellent progress during the night . At about five in the evening we saw ...
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... south - west ; our latitude 20 ° . 57 ′ . longitude 24 ° . 32 ' . The favourable breeze almost became a gale towards night ; but we had less roll- ing than on former occasions . JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . xxix July 11.
... south - west ; our latitude 20 ° . 57 ′ . longitude 24 ° . 32 ' . The favourable breeze almost became a gale towards night ; but we had less roll- ing than on former occasions . JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . xxix July 11.
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