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 IndiaMurray, 1828 - 515 pages |
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Page 62
... lives in trees , but in the thatch of houses . I saw several playing about the eaves of my bun- galow , and at first mistook them for rats , which at a small distance they much resemble . December 28. - I went this morning to return a ...
... lives in trees , but in the thatch of houses . I saw several playing about the eaves of my bun- galow , and at first mistook them for rats , which at a small distance they much resemble . December 28. - I went this morning to return a ...
Page 75
... live on fruits and ve- getables , their vampire habits , as I have before ob- served , being utterly fabulous . Though they then abound , not one is now to be seen : they probably sleep during the cool weather . There is another powder ...
... live on fruits and ve- getables , their vampire habits , as I have before ob- served , being utterly fabulous . Though they then abound , not one is now to be seen : they probably sleep during the cool weather . There is another powder ...
Page 85
... lives in the stable ! I have , indeed , understood from many quarters , that the Bengalees are re- garded as the greatest cowards in India ; and that partly owing to this reputation , and partly to their inferior size , the Sepoy ...
... lives in the stable ! I have , indeed , understood from many quarters , that the Bengalees are re- garded as the greatest cowards in India ; and that partly owing to this reputation , and partly to their inferior size , the Sepoy ...
Page 90
... lives in this neighbourhood , and has a menagerie of animals and birds only in- ferior to that at Barrackpoor . This privilege of being attended by armed men is one greatly coveted by the wealthy natives of India , but only conceded to ...
... lives in this neighbourhood , and has a menagerie of animals and birds only in- ferior to that at Barrackpoor . This privilege of being attended by armed men is one greatly coveted by the wealthy natives of India , but only conceded to ...
Page 92
... lives a good deal with Europeans , and has been very laudably active and liberal in forwarding , both by money and exertions , the edu- cation of his countrymen . He is secretary , gratui- tously , to the Calcutta School Society , and ...
... lives a good deal with Europeans , and has been very laudably active and liberal in forwarding , both by money and exertions , the edu- cation of his countrymen . He is secretary , gratui- tously , to the Calcutta School Society , and ...
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Abdullah Allahabad animals appearance arrived attend bamboos bank Barrackpoor beautiful Benares Bengal birds boat boatmen Boglipoor boys Brahmin breeze building Buxar Calcutta Captain Christian Chunar Church colour Company's considerable Corrie crew crowd Dacca dandees deck Dinapoor distance dress England English European extremely favourable Ganges garden Ghazeepoor Government handsome heard Hindoo Hindoostanee Hooghly indigo interest JOURNAL kind land less looking Lord Lord Amherst miles Monghyr morning mosque Mussulmans native Nawâb neighbourhood neighbouring never night nullah o'clock officers ornamented pagoda passed Patna persons pinnace poor prayers present pretty Puharrees pulwars resembling rice river round ruins sails seems seen sent Sepoys Serang servants shewed ship shore side silver sticks soon sort stream Sunderbunds supposed suttees thing tion to-day told trees tyger usual vessel village VOYAGE TO INDIA walked whole wind young