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... standing thereon , wherein the Governor dwelleth . In times past this towne stood upon the firme land ; but now by the labour and industrie of man they have made it an island . " It is surrounded by precipitous hills , rent in two 2 ...
... standing thereon , wherein the Governor dwelleth . In times past this towne stood upon the firme land ; but now by the labour and industrie of man they have made it an island . " It is surrounded by precipitous hills , rent in two 2 ...
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... standing toward the setting sun , prayer - book in hand , gazing on the luminary they adore . The women , fond of bright colours , coquettishly cover their faces with a muslin veil . Handsome barouches pass with many distinguished CASTE ...
... standing toward the setting sun , prayer - book in hand , gazing on the luminary they adore . The women , fond of bright colours , coquettishly cover their faces with a muslin veil . Handsome barouches pass with many distinguished CASTE ...
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... standing erect , the right side being male from head to foot , the left female ; and over the arms a number of angels - particulars that could only refer to something very like what is actually found here . The figure is about 11 cubits ...
... standing erect , the right side being male from head to foot , the left female ; and over the arms a number of angels - particulars that could only refer to something very like what is actually found here . The figure is about 11 cubits ...
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... standing in the Woods which they call Pagodes . Some bee like a Cow , some like a Monkie , some like Buffles , some like Peacockes , and some like the Devill . " While making a sketch of a group of pre- sumably equine divinities that ...
... standing in the Woods which they call Pagodes . Some bee like a Cow , some like a Monkie , some like Buffles , some like Peacockes , and some like the Devill . " While making a sketch of a group of pre- sumably equine divinities that ...
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... standing on their canoes at sea , seemed to be walking on the water . We stopped off Tuticorin ; in the distance were the tall chimneys of factories belonging to Bombay and Madras companies , by whom the cotton raised in the surrounding ...
... standing on their canoes at sea , seemed to be walking on the water . We stopped off Tuticorin ; in the distance were the tall chimneys of factories belonging to Bombay and Madras companies , by whom the cotton raised in the surrounding ...
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Letters from India and Kashmir: Written 1870; Illustrated and Annotated 1873 J. Duguid No preview available - 2019 |
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