Peregrine Pultuney; Or, Life in India, Volume 2J. Mortimer, 1844 |
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... fact , almost sublime from the utter absence of beauty it exhibits . It is so desolate , so unlovely , so unearthly in its aspect , that , as you look upon it , you can scarcely believe it to be a part of that world which God made , and ...
... fact , almost sublime from the utter absence of beauty it exhibits . It is so desolate , so unlovely , so unearthly in its aspect , that , as you look upon it , you can scarcely believe it to be a part of that world which God made , and ...
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... fact that young ladies , on their way to India , attach a vast degree of import- ance to the landing part of their career , upon the principle no doubt , that c'est la premier pas qui coute . Long before they reach the Cape , the im ...
... fact that young ladies , on their way to India , attach a vast degree of import- ance to the landing part of their career , upon the principle no doubt , that c'est la premier pas qui coute . Long before they reach the Cape , the im ...
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... fact , armed for conquest ; what wonder then , that poor Doleton , as he took his last longing , lingering look at Miss Lucretia , should have felt his heart dying within him , and his eyes suffusing with tears ; what wonder then that ...
... fact , armed for conquest ; what wonder then , that poor Doleton , as he took his last longing , lingering look at Miss Lucretia , should have felt his heart dying within him , and his eyes suffusing with tears ; what wonder then that ...
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... fact is , that the native costume is immeasurably superior in this respect to our own , and although one does see a large proportion of dirty , there is still enough clean white muslin and white flowing robes abroad to give a tolerable ...
... fact is , that the native costume is immeasurably superior in this respect to our own , and although one does see a large proportion of dirty , there is still enough clean white muslin and white flowing robes abroad to give a tolerable ...
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... fact , nothing more nor less , than an utter ignorance as to the best means of getting into it - a circumstance that might induce some of our readers to suppose that our hero was partially intoxicated , which would be not only highly ...
... fact , nothing more nor less , than an utter ignorance as to the best means of getting into it - a circumstance that might induce some of our readers to suppose that our hero was partially intoxicated , which would be not only highly ...
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