Peregrine Pultuney; Or, Life in India, Volume 2J. Mortimer, 1844 |
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... manner they could . The Steam- ing Company , like Guy Fawkes in the song , " wasn't born till arter that " some time ; and so the Hastings was necessitated to " drag it's slow length along " anchoring and weighing anchor , tacking and ...
... manner they could . The Steam- ing Company , like Guy Fawkes in the song , " wasn't born till arter that " some time ; and so the Hastings was necessitated to " drag it's slow length along " anchoring and weighing anchor , tacking and ...
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... manners and customs , such as no one had ever possessed before him . He had been , much against his own inclinations , necessitated to pay a visit to Europe , on account of a severe liver - complaint ; and now , though very far from ...
... manners and customs , such as no one had ever possessed before him . He had been , much against his own inclinations , necessitated to pay a visit to Europe , on account of a severe liver - complaint ; and now , though very far from ...
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... manner , that it caught the full strength of the south - west monsoon ― he felt it fluttering in his hand , let it go purposely - and in less than a minute he had the pleasure of seeing it floating tranquilly down the Hooghly ...
... manner , that it caught the full strength of the south - west monsoon ― he felt it fluttering in his hand , let it go purposely - and in less than a minute he had the pleasure of seeing it floating tranquilly down the Hooghly ...
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... manners and cus- toms of the natives , in which attempt , however , though perfectly well intended , they did not meet with the success they anticipated , for as the only ·· Hindustani words they knew were brandy paunie and jou , they ...
... manners and cus- toms of the natives , in which attempt , however , though perfectly well intended , they did not meet with the success they anticipated , for as the only ·· Hindustani words they knew were brandy paunie and jou , they ...
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... manner , very harmless and pardonable , however , for it im- plied nothing more than that he had got back again to ... manners and C 2 PEREGRINE PULTUNEY . 27 guidance of his father, we must follow Peregrine ...
... manner , very harmless and pardonable , however , for it im- plied nothing more than that he had got back again to ... manners and C 2 PEREGRINE PULTUNEY . 27 guidance of his father, we must follow Peregrine ...
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Peregrine Pultuney; Or, Life in India [By Sir J.W. Kaye] John William Kaye,Peregrine Pultuney No preview available - 2023 |
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