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 11
... turned Saint- Ryuts oppressed by Soldiery - Futtehpoor - Serai - Beggars living in Tombs - Stormy march to Kuleanpoor - Dak - journey to Cawnpoor- Hospital and School - Description of Town and Climate CHAPTER XV . CAWNPOOR TO LUCKNOW ...
... turned Saint- Ryuts oppressed by Soldiery - Futtehpoor - Serai - Beggars living in Tombs - Stormy march to Kuleanpoor - Dak - journey to Cawnpoor- Hospital and School - Description of Town and Climate CHAPTER XV . CAWNPOOR TO LUCKNOW ...
Page 15
... 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 noon ...
... 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 noon ...
Page 29
... turned out to have been made up in vain . The Grenville looked very well when her stern was towards us . She is really a fine vessel , and looks like a fifty - gun ship of war ; she has completely established her character for fast ...
... turned out to have been made up in vain . The Grenville looked very well when her stern was towards us . She is really a fine vessel , and looks like a fifty - gun ship of war ; she has completely established her character for fast ...
Page 31
... turned out , however , to be only the reflection of the sun on the waves . So that the existence or situation of this danger is still as dubious as ever . August 24. - A southern breeze sprung up this morning , and we have begun our ...
... turned out , however , to be only the reflection of the sun on the waves . So that the existence or situation of this danger is still as dubious as ever . August 24. - A southern breeze sprung up this morning , and we have begun our ...
Page 42
... , and together with the elegant forms and well- turned limbs of many among them , gave the spectator a perfect impression of Grecian statues of that metal ; in stature and appa- NATIVES . 43 rent strength they were certainly much inferior.
... , and together with the elegant forms and well- turned limbs of many among them , gave the spectator a perfect impression of Grecian statues of that metal ; in stature and appa- NATIVES . 43 rent strength they were certainly much inferior.
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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