Memoirs and Letters of the Late Colonel Armine S.H. Mountain, C. B.: Aide-de-camp to the Queen and Adjutant-General of Her Majesty's Forces in IndiaLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1858 - 313 sider |
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... , were soon bright vermilion . The nuts , he said , were for the good taste , the leaves for the colour , to produce which , however , the lime , which he admitted to be bad , was necessary . To complete LIFE AT MADRAS . 91.
... , were soon bright vermilion . The nuts , he said , were for the good taste , the leaves for the colour , to produce which , however , the lime , which he admitted to be bad , was necessary . To complete LIFE AT MADRAS . 91.
Side 92
... complete the mess , he put into his mouth a couple of nuts , which he called ' ilachee ' and which are , I find , known in me- dicine by the name of cardamom ( to my taste very par- ticularly nasty ) , and a single clove . He indulges ...
... complete the mess , he put into his mouth a couple of nuts , which he called ' ilachee ' and which are , I find , known in me- dicine by the name of cardamom ( to my taste very par- ticularly nasty ) , and a single clove . He indulges ...
Side 156
... complete , that it was rather portentous than hopeful . In about a quarter of an hour more the voice of the hurricane was heard anew . It had been blowing all day from the north - east . About half - past seven the wind suddenly shifted ...
... complete , that it was rather portentous than hopeful . In about a quarter of an hour more the voice of the hurricane was heard anew . It had been blowing all day from the north - east . About half - past seven the wind suddenly shifted ...
Side 168
... complete reconnaissance of the neighbourhood , clearly ascertaining that Amonghoy is an island , and that a small body of troops might easily have taken all the batteries of the Bocca on this side in rear , without any assistance from ...
... complete reconnaissance of the neighbourhood , clearly ascertaining that Amonghoy is an island , and that a small body of troops might easily have taken all the batteries of the Bocca on this side in rear , without any assistance from ...
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... complete and refresh- ing bath . " The Chinese do not want for pluck , and are very powerful men ; they only want leading and discipline , and a little experience in European warfare : but they cannot stand a sustained fire of musketry ...
... complete and refresh- ing bath . " The Chinese do not want for pluck , and are very powerful men ; they only want leading and discipline , and a little experience in European warfare : but they cannot stand a sustained fire of musketry ...
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