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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... Walajahbad is fitted by its barracks , bungalows , & c . as a cantonment for European troops . It is a level , but rather elevated plain ; and though inland nearly thirty miles , it is visited during the after- NOTES OF A MISSION . 23.
... Walajahbad is fitted by its barracks , bungalows , & c . as a cantonment for European troops . It is a level , but rather elevated plain ; and though inland nearly thirty miles , it is visited during the after- NOTES OF A MISSION . 23.
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... miles , it is visited during the after- noons by the sea - breeze . The accommodation for officers and men is suited to the heat of the climate ; yet in the earlier part of the day , the close atmosphere and the rays of the vertical sun ...
... miles , it is visited during the after- noons by the sea - breeze . The accommodation for officers and men is suited to the heat of the climate ; yet in the earlier part of the day , the close atmosphere and the rays of the vertical sun ...
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... mile to the left , we shall find a rather pretty and rural village . Two grassy lanes , crossing at right angles , the one with the other , lead to the dwellings of the villagers ; like most well - conditioned Hindoo hamlets , a grove ...
... mile to the left , we shall find a rather pretty and rural village . Two grassy lanes , crossing at right angles , the one with the other , lead to the dwellings of the villagers ; like most well - conditioned Hindoo hamlets , a grove ...
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... miles to the left of Bal - Chitty's . I was then in company with an original , an Irish traveller . We both were on horseback , and , besides our horse - keepers , had a coolie and a Madras servant . Having such com- pany , I managed to ...
... miles to the left of Bal - Chitty's . I was then in company with an original , an Irish traveller . We both were on horseback , and , besides our horse - keepers , had a coolie and a Madras servant . Having such com- pany , I managed to ...
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... miles from any European assistance . While the story of Valentine and Orson would have seemed a poor preparation for a sick or dying bed , yet I cannot blame my fellow - traveller for levity or improper conversation . On such a feeble ...
... miles from any European assistance . While the story of Valentine and Orson would have seemed a poor preparation for a sick or dying bed , yet I cannot blame my fellow - traveller for levity or improper conversation . On such a feeble ...
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