'Up the Country': Letters Written to Her Sister from the Upper Provinces of India, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1866 - India |
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... suppose there was not one who would not have made the fortune of a painter . One troop was dressed entirely in yellow satin , with gold scarfs and shawls ; but the other half were in that cloth of gold which is called kincob the fond ...
... suppose there was not one who would not have made the fortune of a painter . One troop was dressed entirely in yellow satin , with gold scarfs and shawls ; but the other half were in that cloth of gold which is called kincob the fond ...
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... suppose fifty horses were led past us . The first had on its emerald trappings , necklaces arranged on its neck , and between its and in front of the saddle two enormous emeralds , nearly two inches square , carved all over , and set in ...
... suppose fifty horses were led past us . The first had on its emerald trappings , necklaces arranged on its neck , and between its and in front of the saddle two enormous emeralds , nearly two inches square , carved all over , and set in ...
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... suppose they were Cashmerees , they were so fair . Their heads look too large , from the quantity of pearls with which they load them , and their nose - rings conceal all the lower part of the face , and hang down almost to the waist ...
... suppose they were Cashmerees , they were so fair . Their heads look too large , from the quantity of pearls with which they load them , and their nose - rings conceal all the lower part of the face , and hang down almost to the waist ...
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... suppose , went to bed ; and our forces brought off the jemadar of the village , who says he had nothing to do with it , and he wishes they would let him go again . Budhoo , Saturday , Jan. 12 . We had a nice , short march this morning ...
... suppose , went to bed ; and our forces brought off the jemadar of the village , who says he had nothing to do with it , and he wishes they would let him go again . Budhoo , Saturday , Jan. 12 . We had a nice , short march this morning ...
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... suppose it must be much the same as we should feel if we were dragged through a bed of hot sand , which is what the camels really love . The water was like a deep canal , nothing was to be seen of the elephant but his trunk , and the ...
... suppose it must be much the same as we should feel if we were dragged through a bed of hot sand , which is what the camels really love . The water was like a deep canal , nothing was to be seen of the elephant but his trunk , and the ...
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