Sketches of India: With Notes on the Seasons, Scenery, and Society of Bombay, Elephanta, and Salsette |
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Page xiv
... poor natives suffer at this Season . A Glance from our Bungalow . Wonderful changes in the vegetable world . Flowers and fruits , Golden Oriole and jungle cock . Shere Khan and his good works . Neglect of old tanks . Cool breezes and ...
... poor natives suffer at this Season . A Glance from our Bungalow . Wonderful changes in the vegetable world . Flowers and fruits , Golden Oriole and jungle cock . Shere Khan and his good works . Neglect of old tanks . Cool breezes and ...
Page xv
... poor obliged to rise early . Washing at the tanks . Bitter beer and spirit drinking . Dangers of exposure to the sun . Good example of the natives . How to ward off sickness . Flannel valuable in warm climates . Luxury of a cold bath ...
... poor obliged to rise early . Washing at the tanks . Bitter beer and spirit drinking . Dangers of exposure to the sun . Good example of the natives . How to ward off sickness . Flannel valuable in warm climates . Luxury of a cold bath ...
Page xvi
... poor Sudra . Large edible bat and beetles . The music of Nature . Elater Noctilucus . Infinity of living crea- tures . Funeral pyres . Back bay . Vultures . Covering a body . Burning it . Friends of departed . Children's indifference to ...
... poor Sudra . Large edible bat and beetles . The music of Nature . Elater Noctilucus . Infinity of living crea- tures . Funeral pyres . Back bay . Vultures . Covering a body . Burning it . Friends of departed . Children's indifference to ...
Page xvii
... poor husbands . A box on the ear for stupidity . Indian butter . An old favourite . Sketch of Meeta and Metrane sweepers . Poor despised people . Chandalas forbidden to reside in towns . Their calling . Grave - diggers and executioners ...
... poor husbands . A box on the ear for stupidity . Indian butter . An old favourite . Sketch of Meeta and Metrane sweepers . Poor despised people . Chandalas forbidden to reside in towns . Their calling . Grave - diggers and executioners ...
Page 25
... poor thin wine to its Portuguese cultivators . We saw Madeira , that grave of Eng- land's consumptive children , in the distance , but could form no idea of its extent or elevation . As the wind had died away , we were becalmed many ...
... poor thin wine to its Portuguese cultivators . We saw Madeira , that grave of Eng- land's consumptive children , in the distance , but could form no idea of its extent or elevation . As the wind had died away , we were becalmed many ...
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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