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 13
... soon after we were on board , but met with an adverse wind , and advanced a very little way down the river . On the 17th we had again baffling winds , and could not get round the North Foreland . About two o'clock , on the morning of ...
... soon after we were on board , but met with an adverse wind , and advanced a very little way down the river . On the 17th we had again baffling winds , and could not get round the North Foreland . About two o'clock , on the morning of ...
Page 16
... soon satisfied to the contrary . The sailors seemed to regard it as a curiosity . The afternoon was cloudy , cold , and rainy , a bad summer's day in England , and what I should have still less expected in the parallel of Spain . June ...
... soon satisfied to the contrary . The sailors seemed to regard it as a curiosity . The afternoon was cloudy , cold , and rainy , a bad summer's day in England , and what I should have still less expected in the parallel of Spain . June ...
Page 22
... Soon after dark Neptune's boat was supposed to approach the ship , of which notice was given , in the regular form , to the officer on watch . A sailor from the fore - chains , in a dismal voice aggravated by a speaking - trum- pet ...
... Soon after dark Neptune's boat was supposed to approach the ship , of which notice was given , in the regular form , to the officer on watch . A sailor from the fore - chains , in a dismal voice aggravated by a speaking - trum- pet ...
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... soon after our arrival at Calcutta . On the whole , the result of the experiment ( for such it was considered ) has been most satisfactory ; and I ought to be , and I hope am , very grateful for the attention which I receive , and the ...
... soon after our arrival at Calcutta . On the whole , the result of the experiment ( for such it was considered ) has been most satisfactory ; and I ought to be , and I hope am , very grateful for the attention which I receive , and the ...
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... soon after . At The fresh water of the Maha - Nuddee still remained flowing on the surface , and nearly in a N. E. direction , but too weak and too shallow to contend with the mighty Ganges , which ran like a mill - stream at a fathom ...
... soon after . At The fresh water of the Maha - Nuddee still remained flowing on the surface , and nearly in a N. E. direction , but too weak and too shallow to contend with the mighty Ganges , which ran like a mill - stream at a fathom ...
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