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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... miles ; but one set of bearers will run forty miles for two or three successive nights , from sun- set to sun - rise , if well used . They are , however , prodigal of their time , and if left to themselves will bring the traveller ...
... miles ; but one set of bearers will run forty miles for two or three successive nights , from sun- set to sun - rise , if well used . They are , however , prodigal of their time , and if left to themselves will bring the traveller ...
Page 9
... miles brings you to the place ; but the can- tonment and contiguous bungalows stretch far off from the mount , and by a circuitous sweep , the visitor might reach , at a few miles further , Pala- veram . The latter was a station for ...
... miles brings you to the place ; but the can- tonment and contiguous bungalows stretch far off from the mount , and by a circuitous sweep , the visitor might reach , at a few miles further , Pala- veram . The latter was a station for ...
Page 11
... miles from Madras . The cenotaph , to the memory of the Marquis Cornwallis , is the general rendezvous for the Madras loungers , who come out for an evening drive . Marmalong bridge terminates the more shady portion of the road , and ...
... miles from Madras . The cenotaph , to the memory of the Marquis Cornwallis , is the general rendezvous for the Madras loungers , who come out for an evening drive . Marmalong bridge terminates the more shady portion of the road , and ...
Page 12
... miles of the fort , St. George's church stands , on the Mount road , an airy , commodious structure , occupied generally by the senior chap- lain at the presidency , and well attended by the civilians and merchants of Madras ...
... miles of the fort , St. George's church stands , on the Mount road , an airy , commodious structure , occupied generally by the senior chap- lain at the presidency , and well attended by the civilians and merchants of Madras ...
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... miles , to solicit a visit , and one or more sermons . started that evening , and found him returned to the station and busy making arrangements , having obtained a barrack - room , fitted it up , and warned the people . My congregation ...
... miles , to solicit a visit , and one or more sermons . started that evening , and found him returned to the station and busy making arrangements , having obtained a barrack - room , fitted it up , and warned the people . My congregation ...
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