Peregrine Pultuney; Or, Life in India, Volume 2J. Mortimer, 1844 |
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... standing by himself , and gazing over the sides of the vessel with a vacant expression of coun- tenance , rose up from his seat on the hencoop , and walked towards the nervous youth , with the bene- volent intention of leading him into ...
... standing by himself , and gazing over the sides of the vessel with a vacant expression of coun- tenance , rose up from his seat on the hencoop , and walked towards the nervous youth , with the bene- volent intention of leading him into ...
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... standing on the deck and looking over the gangway . Sircars and chu- prassies were every minute coming over the sides of the vessel , some on the look - out for orders , and some bearing chits to the passengers . And there was a vast ...
... standing on the deck and looking over the gangway . Sircars and chu- prassies were every minute coming over the sides of the vessel , some on the look - out for orders , and some bearing chits to the passengers . And there was a vast ...
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... standing by his father's side , with his eyes fixed upon the ground , silent and inactive . There was a look of disappointment in the parent's face , which told a long and melancholy history , and Peregrine , as he saw them there , standing ...
... standing by his father's side , with his eyes fixed upon the ground , silent and inactive . There was a look of disappointment in the parent's face , which told a long and melancholy history , and Peregrine , as he saw them there , standing ...
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... standing by itself , like an English mansion , on a gentle slope in a wooded park - but here the effect of one is destroyed by the contiguity of ano- ther - the coup d'œil is singularly striking , but there is no focus of attraction ...
... standing by itself , like an English mansion , on a gentle slope in a wooded park - but here the effect of one is destroyed by the contiguity of ano- ther - the coup d'œil is singularly striking , but there is no focus of attraction ...
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... standing at the window for three quarters of an hour , the young gentlemen discovered that it was the " rainy season , " and deferred their drive on the course sine die , Julian Jenks , as a matter of course , declaring that Calcutta ...
... standing at the window for three quarters of an hour , the young gentlemen discovered that it was the " rainy season , " and deferred their drive on the course sine die , Julian Jenks , as a matter of course , declaring that Calcutta ...
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