 | 1901 - 672 pages
...to most Englishmen, mere names and abstractions, but a real country and a real people. The burning sun, the strange vegetation of the palm and the cocoa tree, the rich field, the tank, the huge trees, older than the Mogul Empire, under which the village crowds assemble... | |
 | Shaswati Mazumdar - 1998 - 164 pages
...to most Englishmen, mere names and abstractions, but a real country and a real people. The burning sun, the strange vegetation of the palm and the cocoa...assemble, the thatched roof of the peasant's hut, the rieh tracery of the mosque where the imaum prays with his face to Mecca, the drums, and banners, and... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - 1903 - 468 pages
...Macaulay : " When Burke spoke, the burning sun, the strange vegetation of the palm and cocoa-tree, the rice-field, the tank, the huge trees, older than...the Imaum prays with his face to Mecca, the drums, the banners and gaudy idols, the devotee swinging in the air, the graceful maiden with the pitcher... | |
 | Michael Edwardes - 1976 - 228 pages
...most Englishmen, mere names and 20 abstractions, but a real country and a real people. The burning sun, the strange vegetation of the palm and the cocoa...thatched roof of the peasant's hut, the rich tracery of 25 the mosque where the imaum prays with his face to Mecca, the drums, and banners, and gaudy idols,... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - 1928 - 456 pages
...<JISays Macaulay: When Burke spoke, the burning sun, the strange vegetation of the palm and cocoa-tree, the rice-field, the tank, the huge trees, older than...peasant's hut, the rich tracery of the mosque where the Imam prays with his face to Mecca, the drums, the banners and gaudy idols, the devotee swinging in... | |
 | 1842 - 576 pages
...people. The burning sun ; the strange vegetation of the palm and the cocoa-tree ; the rice-field and the tank ; the huge trees, older than the Mogul empire,...assemble ; the thatched roof of the peasant's hut, and the rich tracery of the mosque, where the imaum prayed with his face to Mecca ; the drums, and... | |
 | 1842 - 574 pages
...tioDof the palm and the cocoa-tree; the rice-nelc inj the tank; the huge trees, older than the Mogu empire, under which the village crowds assemble the thatched roof of the peasant's hut, and the rich tracery of the mosque, where the imaum prayed with bis face to Mecca; the drums, and banners,... | |
 | 1877 - 408 pages
...to most Englishmen, mere names and abstractions, but a real country and a real people. The burning sun, the strange vegetation of the palm and the cocoa tree, the rice field, the tank, the huge trees, older than the Mogul Empire, under which the village crowds assemble,... | |
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India and its inhabitants were not to him, as to most Englishmen, mere names and abstractions, but a real country and a real people. The burning sun, the strange vegetation of the palm and the... 
