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 17
... leave home and its bless- ings without counting the cost , I do not , and I trust in God that I shall not , regret the choice that I have made . But knowing how much others have given up for my sake , should make me both more studious ...
... leave home and its bless- ings without counting the cost , I do not , and I trust in God that I shall not , regret the choice that I have made . But knowing how much others have given up for my sake , should make me both more studious ...
Page 22
... leave , and a barrel , with a lighted candle in it , was sent off from the fore - chains to represent his boat dropping astern . I was much struck by the time during which this con- tinued visible at intervals , rising and sinking on ...
... leave , and a barrel , with a lighted candle in it , was sent off from the fore - chains to represent his boat dropping astern . I was much struck by the time during which this con- tinued visible at intervals , rising and sinking on ...
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... leave the deck , so much have I enjoyed it , and my wife , who happily now feels very little inconvenience from the motion , has expressed the same feelings . The deep blue of the sea , the snow - white tops of the waves , their ...
... leave the deck , so much have I enjoyed it , and my wife , who happily now feels very little inconvenience from the motion , has expressed the same feelings . The deep blue of the sea , the snow - white tops of the waves , their ...
Page 44
... leaves , which he contrived to rest on his shoulder while he steered his canoe , which differed from the others in having a somewhat higher stern . The whole appear- ance of these boats is dingy and dirty , more so I believe than the ...
... leaves , which he contrived to rest on his shoulder while he steered his canoe , which differed from the others in having a somewhat higher stern . The whole appear- ance of these boats is dingy and dirty , more so I believe than the ...
Page 51
... leaves of which are used to keep moths from books and clothes . Another I supposed to be the manchineel , —a tree like a very large rhododendron , but now without flowers ; its thick club - ended branches , when wounded , exuded a milky ...
... leaves of which are used to keep moths from books and clothes . Another I supposed to be the manchineel , —a tree like a very large rhododendron , but now without flowers ; its thick club - ended branches , when wounded , exuded a milky ...
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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