East India
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共 29 段- In all parts of India, the lime-burners proceed on the most
- The pots are ranged upon the ground, within the area formed
- Speaking of chalk, I must remark, that very large quantities
- The great number of trees thus immersed, some of which equal
- Although _mango-topes_ abound in every part of the lower pro
- The stem of the _toddy-palm_ is annulated, but not very deep
- It is no uncommon thing to see Madeira, which has been in a
- That fuliginous taste, to us so obnoxious, is perfectly pala
- The _bickty_, (or cockup,) very strongly resembles the jack,
- A very expensive article of general consumption is wax-candl
- It is always expedient to have these curtains put up before
- Though there are _tattoo_ (_i.e._ poney) races, at Calcutta,
- To shew how folks, on this side the water, sometimes err, I
- The Thibet Mountains, which form the north-east boundary of
- Although it appears, that the general sickness prevailing th
- A due attention to the proper proportion of base, so as to g
- The same negligence in regard to botany and natural history,
- The want of printed books is, in every country, a great evil
- It has frequently been asked why, in a country so completely
- Rice is the most common article of food among the natives, w
- In travelling by water, many points, totally unheeded by Eur
- The _ghoon_ is about two inches round, and is made of white
- This feat demanded instant action; the gentleman called lust
- It is not uncommon for persons purchasing slaves, or rearing
- I have now before me a very respectable publication, wherein
- Great numbers of the natives of Bengal, who are in good circ
- It is well known to the Zemindars, &c., as well as to the in
- The most mortifying fact was, that full one-third of the lan
- Oriental Fabulist, or Polyglot Fables, in English,