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 India, Volume 1John Murray, 1828 |
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Page 44
... European eye a picture of very great singu- larity and interest . One of the Serangs had a broad umbrella thatched with palm leaves , which he contrived to rest on his shoulder while he steered his canoe , which differed from the others ...
... European eye a picture of very great singu- larity and interest . One of the Serangs had a broad umbrella thatched with palm leaves , which he contrived to rest on his shoulder while he steered his canoe , which differed from the others ...
Page 46
... Europe , though where so much of the body is exposed to sight , it becomes more striking here than in our own ... European build , except that her stern was overloaded with open galleries and verandahs , with three very tall masts ...
... Europe , though where so much of the body is exposed to sight , it becomes more striking here than in our own ... European build , except that her stern was overloaded with open galleries and verandahs , with three very tall masts ...
Page 47
... Europeans ; they build tolerable ones themselves , and even their grabs , which still have an elongated bow , instead ... European nations . Accidents often happen in this great river , and storms are frequent and violent . The river is ...
... Europeans ; they build tolerable ones themselves , and even their grabs , which still have an elongated bow , instead ... European nations . Accidents often happen in this great river , and storms are frequent and violent . The river is ...
Page 48
... European word in a scene so purely Oriental , had a whimsical effect . It was not , however , the only one which we heard , for the Brahmin announced himself to us as the " Padre " of the village , a name which they have originally ...
... European word in a scene so purely Oriental , had a whimsical effect . It was not , however , the only one which we heard , for the Brahmin announced himself to us as the " Padre " of the village , a name which they have originally ...
Page 49
... European penetrates once in a century . The village we were now in , I was told , had probably been very seldom visited by Europeans , since few persons stop on the shore of the Ganges between Diamond Harbour and Fulta . Few of the ...
... European penetrates once in a century . The village we were now in , I was told , had probably been very seldom visited by Europeans , since few persons stop on the shore of the Ganges between Diamond Harbour and Fulta . Few of the ...
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Abdullah Allahabad Almorah animals answered appearance asked attended Aûmeen bamboos bank Bareilly beautiful Benares Bengal boats Boulderson brahmin building Calcutta called camels Captain Cawnpoor Christian Chunar church Company's considerable Corrie coss cultivated Dacca Delhi Dinapoor distance dress elephants England English European extremely favourable Ganges Government handsome heard hills Himalaya Hindoo Hindoostanee horse India jemautdar journey jungle Kemaoon Khân kind King looking Lord Lord Hastings Lucknow Meerut Mendee miles morning mosque mountains Mussulmans native Nawâb neighbourhood neighbouring never night noble Oude pagoda palace palanquin party passed persons pinnace poor prayers present pretty pulwar rain Raja received Resident river road Rohillas round Ruderpoor ruins rupees Sahib seemed seen sent sepoys Serang servants side soon sort stream Sunderbunds supposed suttees suwarrs tents thing tiger told tomb town trees usual vessel village whole wind young Zemindars