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" Its approach is announced by vast masses of clouds that rise from the Indian Ocean, and advance towards the north-east, gathering and thickening as they approach the land. After some threatening days, the sky assumes a troubled appearance in the evenings,... "
An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and Its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary ... - Page 197
by Mountstuart Elphinstone - 1819
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The Pocket Magazine of Classics and Polite Literature, Volume 3

1819 - 382 pages
...clouds, that rise from the Indian Ocean, and advance towards the north-east, gathering and thickening as they approach the land. After some threatening...the monsoon in general sets in during the night. It it attended with such a thunder storm as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only seen that...
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The Pocket magazine of classic and polite literature. [Continued ..., Volume 3

1819 - 384 pages
...north-cast, gathering and thickening as they approach the land. After some threatening days, the skj assumes a troubled appearance in the evenings, and...sets in during the night. It is attended with such a thunder storm as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only seen that phenomena in temperate climates....
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The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary ..., Volume 1

Atlases - 1822 - 818 pages
...clouds that rise from the Indian ocean, and advance towards the north-east, gathering and thickening as they approach the land. After some threatening days, the sky assumes a troubled appearance in the evening, end the monsoon in general sets in during the night. It is attended by such a thunder storm...
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The Brighton gleaner; or, General repository of literary ..., Volume 2

English essays - 1823 - 536 pages
...clouds, that rise from the Indian Ocean, and advance towards the nort-east, gathering and thickening as they approach the land. After some threatening...sets in during the night. It is attended with such thunder storms as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only seen these phenomena in temperate...
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Annual Register, Volume 57

Edmund Burke - History - 1824 - 858 pages
...clouds that rise from the Indian ocean, and advance towards the northeast, gathering and thickening as they approach the land. After some threatening...sets in during the night. It is attended with such a thunder- storm as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only seen that phenomenon in a temperate...
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Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack

Almanacs, English - 1824 - 514 pages
...clouds that rise from the Indian Ocean, advancing towards the north-east, gathering and thickening as they approach the land. After some threatening days, the sky assumes a troubled appearance in the evening, and the monsoon sets in generally during the night. It is attended by such a violent thunderstorm...
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Historical and descriptive account of British India, by H. Murray [and others].

1832 - 486 pages
...from the Indian Ocean and advance towards the north-east, gathering and thickening as they come near the land. After some threatening days the sky assumes...in general sets in during the night. It is attended by thunder-storms far exceeding in intensity those of temperate regions. It generally begins with violent...
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Historical and Descriptive Account of British India, from the Most ..., Volume 3

Hugh Murray - India - 1832 - 392 pages
...from the Indian Ocean and advance towards the north-east, gathering and thickening as they come near the land. After some threatening days the sky assumes...in general sets in during the night. It is attended by thunder-storms far eiceeding in intensity those of temperate regions. It generally begins with violent...
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The Hindoos, Volume 1

Geography - 1834 - 472 pages
...18 The setting in of the south-west monsoon is thus admirably described by Mr. Elphinstone : — " After some threatening days the sky assumes a troubled appearance in the evenings, and the monsoon sets in generally during the night. It is attended by such a thunder-storm as can scarcely be imagined...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volume 24

1834 - 508 pages
...it is • The setting in of the south-west monsoon is thus admirably descubed by Mr. Elphinstone; " After some threatening days, the sky assumes' a troubled appearance in the evenings, and the monsoon sets in generally during the night. It is attended by such a thunderstorm as can scarcely be imagined...
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