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 xix
... manner , and by no great merit of his own , rising from poverty and obscurity to fame and great wealth , and the enjoyment of the object of his affections . The other characters , male and female , are mere sketches , but sketches of ...
... manner , and by no great merit of his own , rising from poverty and obscurity to fame and great wealth , and the enjoyment of the object of his affections . The other characters , male and female , are mere sketches , but sketches of ...
Page xx
... manner . But though it is very easy to find fault with Quentin Durward , it is decidedly better than many of Scott's later works , nor is there any man now living but Walter Scott who could have written it . So ends the last critique ...
... manner . But though it is very easy to find fault with Quentin Durward , it is decidedly better than many of Scott's later works , nor is there any man now living but Walter Scott who could have written it . So ends the last critique ...
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... manner . I find , indeed , that Captain Manning , and most persons on board , suppose that the grampus is only a young whale ; another , or the same grampus , in the course of the day was seen chased by a group of porpoises , and a real ...
... manner . I find , indeed , that Captain Manning , and most persons on board , suppose that the grampus is only a young whale ; another , or the same grampus , in the course of the day was seen chased by a group of porpoises , and a real ...
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... speedy arrival in that scene where I am hereafter to labour ; or if I feel any anxiety , it is only as to the manner in which I may be able to acquit myself of duties so important , and in a Ivi JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . situation so.
... speedy arrival in that scene where I am hereafter to labour ; or if I feel any anxiety , it is only as to the manner in which I may be able to acquit myself of duties so important , and in a Ivi JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . situation so.
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... manners of the country which has fallen under our notice , has been a human corpse , slowly floating past , accord- ing to the well - known custom of the Hindoos . About twelve o'clock some boats came on board with fish and fruit ...
... manners of the country which has fallen under our notice , has been a human corpse , slowly floating past , accord- ing to the well - known custom of the Hindoos . About twelve o'clock some boats came on board with fish and fruit ...
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Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India, from ..., Volume 1 Reginald Heber,Amelia Heber No preview available - 2016 |
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