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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... - Fishing - Difficult passage in the River - Brahminy Bulls - Titybania - Ornamented Boats - Strong Cur- rent - Otters - Avalanches - Pawn - Khyzr - Elephants bathing VOL . 1. - 2 100 * 112 10 CONTENTS . CHAPTER VII . DACCA . Ruins -
... - Fishing - Difficult passage in the River - Brahminy Bulls - Titybania - Ornamented Boats - Strong Cur- rent - Otters - Avalanches - Pawn - Khyzr - Elephants bathing VOL . 1. - 2 100 * 112 10 CONTENTS . CHAPTER VII . DACCA . Ruins -
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... elephant , the motion of which I thought far from disagreeable , though very dif- ferent from that of a horse . As the animal moves both feet on the same side at once , the sensation is like ... ELEPHANTS - PUNISHMENTS . .61 of a small gig ,
... elephant , the motion of which I thought far from disagreeable , though very dif- ferent from that of a horse . As the animal moves both feet on the same side at once , the sensation is like ... ELEPHANTS - PUNISHMENTS . .61 of a small gig ,
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... ELEPHANTS - PUNISHMENTS . .61 of a small gig , but without a head . The native howdahs have a far less elevated seat , and are much more ornamented . At Cal- cutta , or within five miles of it , no elephants are allowed , on ac- count ...
... ELEPHANTS - PUNISHMENTS . .61 of a small gig , but without a head . The native howdahs have a far less elevated seat , and are much more ornamented . At Cal- cutta , or within five miles of it , no elephants are allowed , on ac- count ...
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... elephant bark , from having its head adorned with that of an elephant , with silver tusks . It is a large , light , and beautiful canoe , paddled by twenty men , who sit with their faces towards the head , with one leg hanging over the ...
... elephant bark , from having its head adorned with that of an elephant , with silver tusks . It is a large , light , and beautiful canoe , paddled by twenty men , who sit with their faces towards the head , with one leg hanging over the ...
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... elephant of the vegetable creation ! I was , however , disappointed . The tree is doubtless wonderful , and the rapidity of its growth is still more wonderful than its bulk ; 70 NATIVE FEMALE SCHOOLS . but it is neither particularly.
... elephant of the vegetable creation ! I was , however , disappointed . The tree is doubtless wonderful , and the rapidity of its growth is still more wonderful than its bulk ; 70 NATIVE FEMALE SCHOOLS . but it is neither particularly.
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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