Modern India and the Indians: Being a Series of Impressions, Notes, and EssaysTrübner and Company, 1879 - 365 pages |
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... give them a sheep , which they kill in their own way . On the voyage they generally eat dried fish , rice , and dal , and are not very particular about it . Though they are Muhammadans , they will even sometimes eat pork if we have ...
... give them a sheep , which they kill in their own way . On the voyage they generally eat dried fish , rice , and dal , and are not very particular about it . Though they are Muhammadans , they will even sometimes eat pork if we have ...
Page 12
... gives out a flashing electric light visible at an immense distance . There are also two long breakwaters , one lower than the other , constructed of huge blocks of concrete , running far into the sea on either side of the harbour ...
... gives out a flashing electric light visible at an immense distance . There are also two long breakwaters , one lower than the other , constructed of huge blocks of concrete , running far into the sea on either side of the harbour ...
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... give an inadequate idea of the magnitude of the work . It must be seen to be estimated at its right value . Captain Methven , the commodore of the Peninsular and Oriental fleet , who watched the progress of the Canal from its ...
... give an inadequate idea of the magnitude of the work . It must be seen to be estimated at its right value . Captain Methven , the commodore of the Peninsular and Oriental fleet , who watched the progress of the Canal from its ...
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... give an idea of the kind of life led by Anglo - Indians when camping out in the country during an Indian winter . My only room was of course a tent . It had four doors and no windows , and a fifth door leading into a kind of canvas lean ...
... give an idea of the kind of life led by Anglo - Indians when camping out in the country during an Indian winter . My only room was of course a tent . It had four doors and no windows , and a fifth door leading into a kind of canvas lean ...
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... gives a very inadequate idea of his real duties and authority ; unless it be taken to mean that in him all the administrative functions of the district are collected and comprehended . He not only collects the revenue , but has high ...
... gives a very inadequate idea of his real duties and authority ; unless it be taken to mean that in him all the administrative functions of the district are collected and comprehended . He not only collects the revenue , but has high ...
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