Peregrine Pultuney; Or, Life in India, Volume 2J. Mortimer, 1844 |
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... talking about the " Upper Provinces " and the " Mofussil , " and prided himself upon a knowledge of Eastern manners and customs , such as no one had ever possessed before him . He had been , much against his own inclinations ...
... talking about the " Upper Provinces " and the " Mofussil , " and prided himself upon a knowledge of Eastern manners and customs , such as no one had ever possessed before him . He had been , much against his own inclinations ...
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... talk nonsense al fresco- →→→ then , on passing Garden Reach , where the river begins to wear a more earthly aspect , and to remind one a little of Putney or Kew - pass the Fort , where an artillery sergeant boarded the Hastings , to ...
... talk nonsense al fresco- →→→ then , on passing Garden Reach , where the river begins to wear a more earthly aspect , and to remind one a little of Putney or Kew - pass the Fort , where an artillery sergeant boarded the Hastings , to ...
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... talking , and a great number of last words to be said - and one person remembered he had lent a book , and another remembered that he had not returned one , and then there was a bet or two to be paid , VOL . II . с and a promise or two ...
... talking , and a great number of last words to be said - and one person remembered he had lent a book , and another remembered that he had not returned one , and then there was a bet or two to be paid , VOL . II . с and a promise or two ...
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... talking . Cadet Doleton was claimed by his father , Colonel Gregory Doleton , of the 93d native infantry , who came on board to take possession of his son . He was a tall , fierce - looking man , with black eyes and very large whiskers ...
... talking . Cadet Doleton was claimed by his father , Colonel Gregory Doleton , of the 93d native infantry , who came on board to take possession of his son . He was a tall , fierce - looking man , with black eyes and very large whiskers ...
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... have been , with a full cognizance of the lan- guage , to have stood by and heard him talk about - the things he had seen — the manners and C 2 PEREGRINE PULTUNEY . 27 guidance of his father, we must follow Peregrine ...
... have been , with a full cognizance of the lan- guage , to have stood by and heard him talk about - the things he had seen — the manners and C 2 PEREGRINE PULTUNEY . 27 guidance of his father, we must follow Peregrine ...
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