The British World in the East: A Guide Historical, Moral, and Commercial, to India, China, Australia, South Africa, and the Other Possessions Or Connexions of Great Britain in the Eastern and Southern Seas, 1. köideW.H. Allen, 1846 - 512 pages |
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... appear to be hastening , but are swallowed up and lost in the burning sands of Gundava . In the southern portion there are many such headlong streams , which in the wet season carry great volumes of water to the sea 2 THE BRITISH WORLD ...
... appear to be hastening , but are swallowed up and lost in the burning sands of Gundava . In the southern portion there are many such headlong streams , which in the wet season carry great volumes of water to the sea 2 THE BRITISH WORLD ...
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... appears to diminish as the distance increases from Hindostan ; and in its extreme west , the people are freebooters by profes- sion , and scour the country at the rate , it is said , of seventy or eighty miles a day . The love of ...
... appears to diminish as the distance increases from Hindostan ; and in its extreme west , the people are freebooters by profes- sion , and scour the country at the rate , it is said , of seventy or eighty miles a day . The love of ...
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... appears to be a national taste , for even amidst the comparative civilization of Sinde , it is said the Beloochee chiefs disguise themselves , and go forth to plunder for amusement . Besides the native tribes , there are Hindoos almost ...
... appears to be a national taste , for even amidst the comparative civilization of Sinde , it is said the Beloochee chiefs disguise themselves , and go forth to plunder for amusement . Besides the native tribes , there are Hindoos almost ...
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... appearing a continuous range of gardens and orchards , intersected by numerous streams and enclosed by lofty hills . The city of Cabool is encompassed by hills on three sides , that on the south being the closest and steepest , and ...
... appearing a continuous range of gardens and orchards , intersected by numerous streams and enclosed by lofty hills . The city of Cabool is encompassed by hills on three sides , that on the south being the closest and steepest , and ...
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... appears to freeze up the energies of the people ; who in the day- time sit on the floor , cowering over a low table with a fire beneath it , and at night lie back and compose them- selves to sleep , merely drawing more completely around ...
... appears to freeze up the energies of the people ; who in the day- time sit on the floor , cowering over a low table with a fire beneath it , and at night lie back and compose them- selves to sleep , merely drawing more completely around ...
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