East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 39
... mark the limits of their domain . There they sat , the father blandly smiling at the fair scene around , the mother tidying up , and the little boy with his head shaved save for two locks over either ear , which were nicely oiled and ...
... mark the limits of their domain . There they sat , the father blandly smiling at the fair scene around , the mother tidying up , and the little boy with his head shaved save for two locks over either ear , which were nicely oiled and ...
Page 48
... mark upon the waters through which the little vessel floundered . The engineer , for our comfort , sent down word that the comparative quietude now prevalent would not last very long . A spit of land was , sheltering us from the full ...
... mark upon the waters through which the little vessel floundered . The engineer , for our comfort , sent down word that the comparative quietude now prevalent would not last very long . A spit of land was , sheltering us from the full ...
Page 83
... marks the movements of the British workman at the dinner - hour , he shut out from further devo- tion for the day a ... mark deeply cut in the history of his country . Apart from this personal connection , the building is attractive by ...
... marks the movements of the British workman at the dinner - hour , he shut out from further devo- tion for the day a ... mark deeply cut in the history of his country . Apart from this personal connection , the building is attractive by ...
Page 139
... mark on the bridge of his nose , denoting his caste . A white calico robe was his sole garment , but he had draped it around his tall lithe figure with a grace which the British workman would vainly endeavour to imitate- if , indeed ...
... mark on the bridge of his nose , denoting his caste . A white calico robe was his sole garment , but he had draped it around his tall lithe figure with a grace which the British workman would vainly endeavour to imitate- if , indeed ...
Page 180
... mark stamped in colour horizontally on his forehead . The adherents of Vishnu have a similar mark , but it is stamped in colour perpendicularly . The Ma- hommedans also have their two camps , one the Soonees , who claim to be orthodox ...
... mark stamped in colour horizontally on his forehead . The adherents of Vishnu have a similar mark , but it is stamped in colour perpendicularly . The Ma- hommedans also have their two camps , one the Soonees , who claim to be orthodox ...
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