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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... land . In the unreserved confidence of such communica- tions , it will be supposed that there was much of a nature uninteresting to the public eye , and that omis- sions were consequently necessary . Had it pleased God to spare the ...
... land . In the unreserved confidence of such communica- tions , it will be supposed that there was much of a nature uninteresting to the public eye , and that omis- sions were consequently necessary . Had it pleased God to spare the ...
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... land . She turned out to be a Falmouth packet , nine days out of Lisbon , crowded with different adventurers who had volunteered their services to the Spaniards and Portuguese , and were now returning dispirited and disappointed . About ...
... land . She turned out to be a Falmouth packet , nine days out of Lisbon , crowded with different adventurers who had volunteered their services to the Spaniards and Portuguese , and were now returning dispirited and disappointed . About ...
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... land at about twenty miles distance on the beam . As it was , we could barely distinguish its outline through the mist ; but the very sight of land , and the sense of progress which it com- municated , were very exhilarating , and kept ...
... land at about twenty miles distance on the beam . As it was , we could barely distinguish its outline through the mist ; but the very sight of land , and the sense of progress which it com- municated , were very exhilarating , and kept ...
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... land of Room , how wide the Russian sway ! How blest to conquer either realm , and dwell through life to come , Lull'd by the harp's melodious string , cheer'd by the northern drum ! " But Wisdom heard ; " O youth , " she said , " in ...
... land of Room , how wide the Russian sway ! How blest to conquer either realm , and dwell through life to come , Lull'd by the harp's melodious string , cheer'd by the northern drum ! " But Wisdom heard ; " O youth , " she said , " in ...
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... land within the tropics . August 1. - The wind became very high towards night , and the main top - gallant sail was split in pieces . Two circumstances struck me as remarkable this evening . First , that when the gale grew strong about ...
... land within the tropics . August 1. - The wind became very high towards night , and the main top - gallant sail was split in pieces . Two circumstances struck me as remarkable this evening . First , that when the gale grew strong about ...
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