Handbook of the Bombay Presidency: With an Account of Bombay CityJohn Murray, 1881 - 409 pages |
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Page 321 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known; In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between : There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat, Shelters in cool, and tends his pasturing herds At loop-holes cut through thickest shade...
Page 2 - Dependance consist of one hundred and sixty sleeping apartments, elegant sittingrooms, and a garden for the use of visitors. Extensive and airy dining-room, and a comfortable public sitting-room, with piano and library. It is conducted under the immediate superintendence of the Proprietor, who endeavours, by the most strict attention and exceedingly moderate prices, to merit the continued patronage of English and American visitors. English and American newspapers. The Table d'H6te and Wines of this...
Page 17 - VICTORIA" HOTEL. THIS First-rate Establishment, situated near the great public Promenade, and five minutes from the Central Station for Prague, Vienna, Berlin, Munich, Frankfort, combines comfort with elegance, and has the advantage of possessing a spacious and beautiful Garden. TWO SUPERIOR TABLES D'HOTE DAILY.
Page 35 - It has been considerably enlarged, remodelled, and improved ; and combines, with Moderate Charges, all necessary means for the accommodation and comfort of Families and Tourists. The splendid Table d'Hôte and Coffee Room, Reading Rooms, Ladies...
Page 33 - Account, from personal visits, of every Town and Village within a circle of twenty miles round the Metropolis, and the more important Places lying four or five miles beyond that boundary. Alphabetically arranged. By JAMES THOBNE, FSA With Indei of Names, ï vols.
Page 400 - The Caledonian Railway, in conjunction with the London and North- Western Railway, forms what is known as the WEST COAST ROUTE BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND.
Page 403 - MIDLAND RAILWAY. DIRECT ROUTE TO EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW, Via SETTLE AND CARLISLE. EXPRESS TRAINS, WITH PULLMAN PARLOURS CARS BY DAY, AND SLEEPING CARS BY NIGHT. The Picturesque Route between London and Manchester and Liverpool, through Matlock and the Peak of Derbyshire. Improved Express Service between London and Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds, and Bradford. The Midland Railway System (one of the largest in the United Kingdom), extending from LONDON in...
Page 41 - Field Paths and Green Lanes. Being Country Walks, chiefly in Surrey and Sussex.
Page 182 - their usual cry on desperate onsets, resounded as they closed, and they soon found themselves in. possession of the fort. Their total loss was estimated at one-third their number, or upwards of 300 killed or disabled. In the morning 500 gallant Rajputs, together with their commander, were found dead or wounded ; a few had concealed themselves and submitted ; but several hundreds had chosen the desperate alternative of venturing over the rock, and many were dashed to pieces in the attempt.
Page 400 - TOURISTS are recommended to procure a copy of the Caledonian Railway Company's " Tourist Guide," which can be had at any of the Company's Stations, and also at the chief Stations on the London and...