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 xviii
... night , the motion of the ship was hardly perceptible . In the course of the day I had proposed to read evening prayers regularly , which was received with readiness on the part of Captain Manning . Ac- cordingly , after tea , I ...
... night , the motion of the ship was hardly perceptible . In the course of the day I had proposed to read evening prayers regularly , which was received with readiness on the part of Captain Manning . Ac- cordingly , after tea , I ...
Page xx
... day , being Sunday , the decks were all beautifully clean , having been well scrub- bed on Saturday night . The awning was spread over the quarter - deck , and the capstan and sides JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . xxi of the.
... day , being Sunday , the decks were all beautifully clean , having been well scrub- bed on Saturday night . The awning was spread over the quarter - deck , and the capstan and sides JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . xxi of the.
Page xxi
... night of much vexatious rolling , by the intelli- gence that a sail was in sight , by which we might send letters to England . I had some ready and finished others . She was pretty close with us at about eight ; a small dark - sided ...
... night of much vexatious rolling , by the intelli- gence that a sail was in sight , by which we might send letters to England . I had some ready and finished others . She was pretty close with us at about eight ; a small dark - sided ...
Page xxiv
... night we made a somewhat better progress than we had done for a good while . The breeze continued to freshen from the N.E. and the day was pleasant . A vessel bound for London , three days from Funchal , passed us at dinner - time . We ...
... night we made a somewhat better progress than we had done for a good while . The breeze continued to freshen from the N.E. and the day was pleasant . A vessel bound for London , three days from Funchal , passed us at dinner - time . We ...
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... night . At about five in the evening we saw Madeira on our larboard bow . The horizon was unfortunately hazy , and the night shut in with clouds , otherwise we should , about an hour after , have had a fine view of the land at about ...
... night . At about five in the evening we saw Madeira on our larboard bow . The horizon was unfortunately hazy , and the night shut in with clouds , otherwise we should , about an hour after , have had a fine view of the land at about ...
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