Sketches of India: With Notes on the Seasons, Scenery, and Society of Bombay, Elephanta, and Salsette |
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... East , " to lead their minds to the contemplation of Him , whose goodness and greatness are reflected in the grace and beauty , with which , in that fair clime , external nature is so profusely adorned . The moral and religious ...
... East , " to lead their minds to the contemplation of Him , whose goodness and greatness are reflected in the grace and beauty , with which , in that fair clime , external nature is so profusely adorned . The moral and religious ...
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... East . Why islands were selected . H. Hypogæa , or subterraneous caverns . Temples of Aboo . Pious journeyings . Mr. and Mrs. Missionary - bit fanatics . A Pic - nic . Beauties of an Indian morning . Scenery in the harbour . Native ...
... East . Why islands were selected . H. Hypogæa , or subterraneous caverns . Temples of Aboo . Pious journeyings . Mr. and Mrs. Missionary - bit fanatics . A Pic - nic . Beauties of an Indian morning . Scenery in the harbour . Native ...
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... East , who have given us amusing portraits of the old officer returning to join his regiment after a leave of absence ; and of the young cadet , fresh from the military college of Addis- combe , with his head full of the Wellington ...
... East , who have given us amusing portraits of the old officer returning to join his regiment after a leave of absence ; and of the young cadet , fresh from the military college of Addis- combe , with his head full of the Wellington ...
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... eastern coast of Madagascar , and had been amusing ourselves , the evening before , by viewing from the poop that large and mountainous island , through a powerful telescope . We had first sighted it at noon , and the varied scenery was ...
... eastern coast of Madagascar , and had been amusing ourselves , the evening before , by viewing from the poop that large and mountainous island , through a powerful telescope . We had first sighted it at noon , and the varied scenery was ...
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... East India Company.- Her quarter - deck was crowded by a strange collection of black and white faces of every caste and colour . Servants were running about in their Eastern cos- tumes and overgrown turbans ; and under the cabin ...
... East India Company.- Her quarter - deck was crowded by a strange collection of black and white faces of every caste and colour . Servants were running about in their Eastern cos- tumes and overgrown turbans ; and under the cabin ...
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amusement animal appear Back Bay beautiful bheestie birds boat Bombay Bombay Castle Brahmins breeze bungalow captain cast centipede character coast cocoa-nut Colabah coloured cool creatures curious dark deck delicious Doorga dreadful earth East Elephanta England English esplanade feet figures flowers fresh fruit Guzerat hand Hindoo honour hot season India inhabitants insects island labour ladies land laudanum live lofty look lovely Malabar Point miles Mohammedan monsoon morning native never night ocean officers once ornaments palanquin Parsee party passed poor Porto Santo Portuguese prayers punkahs rains readers religious residence rich rock roof round rupees sacred sailors Salsette scarcely scene scenery seen seldom servants Shere Khan ship shore side Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy snake soon stone strange streets sweet tank temples thought tiger trees turban vessel voyage walk wonderful wood worship