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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... looking people on board , gave rise to various conjectures . Captain Manning hoisted out one of his cutters with ten oars , besides the quarter - master and the mid- shipman who commanded , a handsome boat , and making , from the ...
... looking people on board , gave rise to various conjectures . Captain Manning hoisted out one of his cutters with ten oars , besides the quarter - master and the mid- shipman who commanded , a handsome boat , and making , from the ...
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... looking over Gilchrist's Guide , with a little Ode by Koodrut , of which the following is an imitation . Ambition's voice was in my ear , she whisper'd yesterday , 66 How goodly is the land of Room , how wide the Russian sway ! How ...
... looking over Gilchrist's Guide , with a little Ode by Koodrut , of which the following is an imitation . Ambition's voice was in my ear , she whisper'd yesterday , 66 How goodly is the land of Room , how wide the Russian sway ! How ...
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... looking house with a flag - staff , belonging to the harbour master . There are , however , many temptations for seamen among the native huts , several of them being spirit houses , where a hot unwholesome toddy is sold . We proceeded ...
... looking house with a flag - staff , belonging to the harbour master . There are , however , many temptations for seamen among the native huts , several of them being spirit houses , where a hot unwholesome toddy is sold . We proceeded ...
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... looking towards the village , and behind was a court filled with coco - nut husk , and a little rice straw ; in the centre of this was a round thatched building , raised on bam- boos about a foot from the ground , which they said was a ...
... looking towards the village , and behind was a court filled with coco - nut husk , and a little rice straw ; in the centre of this was a round thatched building , raised on bam- boos about a foot from the ground , which they said was a ...
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... looking race of mariners , who Captain Manning told me were really bold and expert fellows , and the vessels better sea - boats than their clumsy forms would lead one to anticipate . Bengalee and Chittagong vessels , with high heads and ...
... looking race of mariners , who Captain Manning told me were really bold and expert fellows , and the vessels better sea - boats than their clumsy forms would lead one to anticipate . Bengalee and Chittagong vessels , with high heads and ...
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