Sketches of India: With Notes on the Seasons, Scenery, and Society of Bombay, Elephanta, and Salsette |
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Page 19
... earth with ruin - his control Stops with the shore ; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed , nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage , save his own , When , for a moment , like a drop of rain , He sinks into thy depths with ...
... earth with ruin - his control Stops with the shore ; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed , nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage , save his own , When , for a moment , like a drop of rain , He sinks into thy depths with ...
Page 20
... earth . The journal of my first week on board ship presents a dreary catalogue of troubles , occasioned by the loss of masts and sails in a gale of wind coming down channel - by the sea pouring in through the seams of the deck , and ...
... earth . The journal of my first week on board ship presents a dreary catalogue of troubles , occasioned by the loss of masts and sails in a gale of wind coming down channel - by the sea pouring in through the seams of the deck , and ...
Page 24
... earth , the sky , and all their garniture , assume an exotic character . " It was a lovely morning that revealed to me the beauties of Porto Santo , the first land which we had seen since bidding adieu to dear happy old England . The ...
... earth , the sky , and all their garniture , assume an exotic character . " It was a lovely morning that revealed to me the beauties of Porto Santo , the first land which we had seen since bidding adieu to dear happy old England . The ...
Page 51
... earth offers to man have , as it is well known , been liberally scattered over the face of this double - harvest - bearing clime ; which , in consequence , has excited human ambition , and spurred men on to explore it , in its never ...
... earth offers to man have , as it is well known , been liberally scattered over the face of this double - harvest - bearing clime ; which , in consequence , has excited human ambition , and spurred men on to explore it , in its never ...
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... earth with orient pearl , " And man is tempted to stroll abroad early to breathe the cool atmosphere , and gaze upon the landscape still glittering with the dews of night . This is his hour for business ; for the effects of the last ...
... earth with orient pearl , " And man is tempted to stroll abroad early to breathe the cool atmosphere , and gaze upon the landscape still glittering with the dews of night . This is his hour for business ; for the effects of the last ...
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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