Continental India: Travelling Sketches and Historical Recollections [1822-1835] Illustrating the Antiquity, Religion and Manners of the Hindoos, the Extent of British Conquests, and the Progress of Missionary Operations, 2. köideT. Ward & Company, 1840 |
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... passed away , his remains were deposited beside the beloved and now mouldering mother . They are my richest inheritance in the dust of India ; and , were my years multiplied a hundred fold , the spot where they rest would con- tinue ...
... passed away , his remains were deposited beside the beloved and now mouldering mother . They are my richest inheritance in the dust of India ; and , were my years multiplied a hundred fold , the spot where they rest would con- tinue ...
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... passed over in a straight direction , without a curve in their course . The utility and fitness of the elephant for this country and climate , form one of the wisest and most beneficient provisions in nature for the service of man . St ...
... passed over in a straight direction , without a curve in their course . The utility and fitness of the elephant for this country and climate , form one of the wisest and most beneficient provisions in nature for the service of man . St ...
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... passing notice ; is supported by government liberality . The matron was an elderly lady , the widow of a German missionary ; the chaplain was also a missionary of the same nation ; but there were assistant teachers , and the institution ...
... passing notice ; is supported by government liberality . The matron was an elderly lady , the widow of a German missionary ; the chaplain was also a missionary of the same nation ; but there were assistant teachers , and the institution ...
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... passing through a process of severe mental anguish , and encountering much ridicule and opposition from the non - commissioned officers of the regiment , who belonged to the Romish community , he renounced that church , and made a ...
... passing through a process of severe mental anguish , and encountering much ridicule and opposition from the non - commissioned officers of the regiment , who belonged to the Romish community , he renounced that church , and made a ...
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... passed over my face . After that , I must have been wearied indeed to have yielded . I now became a watcher : the choultrie was more open than Bal - Chitty's , and we had more light from lamps , fires , & c .; but , as a counterpoise ...
... passed over my face . After that , I must have been wearied indeed to have yielded . I now became a watcher : the choultrie was more open than Bal - Chitty's , and we had more light from lamps , fires , & c .; but , as a counterpoise ...
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