Notes from a Diary, Kept Chiefly in Southern India, 1881-1886, Том 1J. Murray, 1899 |
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... English mail , we trans- ferred ourselves to Guindy , thus closing the first scene of our life at Madras . 31. A sharp earthquake . Like the one we experi- enced at Castellamare in 1875 it followed violent and long - continued rains . 1 ...
... English mail , we trans- ferred ourselves to Guindy , thus closing the first scene of our life at Madras . 31. A sharp earthquake . Like the one we experi- enced at Castellamare in 1875 it followed violent and long - continued rains . 1 ...
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... English gardens has been planted there , and looks quite at home . 10. Dr. Brandis , the Inspector - General of ... Mail arrives . writes that when Lord Houghton's death at Athens was rumoured , Sir F. Doyle said , " His exit is the ...
... English gardens has been planted there , and looks quite at home . 10. Dr. Brandis , the Inspector - General of ... Mail arrives . writes that when Lord Houghton's death at Athens was rumoured , Sir F. Doyle said , " His exit is the ...
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... English Mail comes . Lubbock mentions that a boy , sent from Rugby to a school where more attention was paid to science , was asked , " What is a theodolite ? " " A hater of God , " was the reply ! Lady Reay writes that a French girl ...
... English Mail comes . Lubbock mentions that a boy , sent from Rugby to a school where more attention was paid to science , was asked , " What is a theodolite ? " " A hater of God , " was the reply ! Lady Reay writes that a French girl ...
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... English Mail comes . A correspondent tells me that the Prince of Wales introduced Chamberlain the other day to a foreign Royalty as " Mr. Chamber- lain , the member for Birmingham . " " Birkenhead , " said the potentate , " I vos there ...
... English Mail comes . A correspondent tells me that the Prince of Wales introduced Chamberlain the other day to a foreign Royalty as " Mr. Chamber- lain , the member for Birmingham . " " Birkenhead , " said the potentate , " I vos there ...
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... letter by whom , describing the disaster at Majuba Hill , he lent me the other ... Mail arrives . Mrs. Bishop tells me that Millais ' picture of Cardinal Newman is " of his red silk and his fatigue , not of his pathos and subtlety and English ...
... letter by whom , describing the disaster at Majuba Hill , he lent me the other ... Mail arrives . Mrs. Bishop tells me that Millais ' picture of Cardinal Newman is " of his red silk and his fatigue , not of his pathos and subtlety and English ...
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afternoon amongst amusing Arthur Russell asked Awdry Bangalore Baron de Hübner beautiful bien Bishop breakfast Breakfast Club Captain Awdry Cavendish charming Coimbatore Colonel Comte de Paris Coonoor Council Craven curious death Diary dined dinner Dyer England English Mail arrives European Mail arrives flowers Frederick Roberts garden Gladstone Government House Governor grand Guindy heard Henry Smith hills honour Hübner Hyderabad India interesting John Webster Lady Reay late Lawson letter looked Lord Lord William Beresford lovely Lubbock Madras Maharajah mentioned morning Mysore never night Nílgiri Office Ootacamund Oxford party passage passed plants Pollock Presidency pretty Prince qu'il remember Renan replied returned round Russell's viper Rutson writes says seen sends sent Sir F Sispara sister writes speech story talk tells things to-day told tour Travancore trees verandah Viceroy walked wife words yesterday
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