Sketches of India: With Notes on the Seasons, Scenery, and Society of Bombay, Elephanta, and Salsette |
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... parties and their miseries . Wages Cooks and cookery . English dishes . Pre- How to make a fortune . Porous jars and Duties of the Abdar . Indian hospitality . ยท 162 PAGE . CHAPTER VII . How Englishmen lose caste . CONTENTS . XV.
... parties and their miseries . Wages Cooks and cookery . English dishes . Pre- How to make a fortune . Porous jars and Duties of the Abdar . Indian hospitality . ยท 162 PAGE . CHAPTER VII . How Englishmen lose caste . CONTENTS . XV.
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... parties to whom our ship was consigned ; another , the master dobie , or ship's washerman , who kindly volunteered to wash for captain , mates , and sailors , at an almost nominal charge . He had a turban full of the highest ...
... parties to whom our ship was consigned ; another , the master dobie , or ship's washerman , who kindly volunteered to wash for captain , mates , and sailors , at an almost nominal charge . He had a turban full of the highest ...
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... parties wearing them have been murdered , or had the limb cut off , with the purpose of gaining posses- sion of these ornaments , so often the only wealth which the poor boast of on their marriage . A silver ring is also commonly worn ...
... parties wearing them have been murdered , or had the limb cut off , with the purpose of gaining posses- sion of these ornaments , so often the only wealth which the poor boast of on their marriage . A silver ring is also commonly worn ...
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... party given by Lord George Bentinck , when all the native gentry were first invited to meet the English officers , and were placed upon a proper footing in society , with the Londoners of Leadenhall Street.- During the very agreeable ...
... party given by Lord George Bentinck , when all the native gentry were first invited to meet the English officers , and were placed upon a proper footing in society , with the Londoners of Leadenhall Street.- During the very agreeable ...
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... me during the night . Perched upon a piece of rock not yet covered by the advancing tide , a party of oyster - catchers were pluming their feathers , and spreading out their wings to dry ; and dozens 114 RECOLLECTIONS OF INDIA .
... me during the night . Perched upon a piece of rock not yet covered by the advancing tide , a party of oyster - catchers were pluming their feathers , and spreading out their wings to dry ; and dozens 114 RECOLLECTIONS OF INDIA .
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amusement animal appear Back Bay beautiful bheestie birds boat Bombay Bombay Castle Brahmins breeze bungalow captain cast centipede character coast cocoa-nut Colabah coloured cool creatures curious dark deck delicious Doorga dreadful earth East Elephanta England English esplanade feet figures flowers fresh fruit Guzerat hand Hindoo honour hot season India inhabitants insects island labour ladies land laudanum live lofty look lovely Malabar Point miles Mohammedan monsoon morning native never night ocean officers once ornaments palanquin Parsee party passed poor Porto Santo Portuguese prayers punkahs rains readers religious residence rich rock roof round rupees sacred sailors Salsette scarcely scene scenery seen seldom servants Shere Khan ship shore side Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy snake soon stone strange streets sweet tank temples thought tiger trees turban vessel voyage walk wonderful wood worship