Use-in-a-sentence.com

In fact, as late as 1840, crossing the surf can be described as “an expression equivalent to `entering or leaving India,' as a person is never supposed to venture across this tremendous barrier of the Coromandel coast, unless on such momentous occasions.

The attitude of northern Indians tends to be rather disparaging towards it, but a tour of the peninsula reveals a bright and cheerful people with a culture as rich and varied as their greener landscapes - the beautiful Malabar and Coromandel coasts.

There are coconut groves on the Malabar west coast, palmyra palms on the Coromandel east, and in between, a more barren landscape of rugged mountains and dramatic rocky outcroppings, relieved here and there by a patch of “Flame of the Forest” trees, hibiscus, or deep green jungle, as well as plentiful trickling streams, lotus ponds, and lakes covered with scarlet lilies.

Like the cave-temples of Ellora (see page 118), most monuments are carved, rather than built, from solid rock, in this case the last cliffs and boulders of the vast granite plateau that ends at the Coromandel coast.

The wild dogs of India go under the name of Buansa, Dhole, and Kolsun, are found in Nepal, the Nilgiris, Coromandel, the Dekkan, etc.

Our East-india Company propose to make a Settlement on the Coast of Coromandel, and are inquisitive after some Youths who have made a Progress in Geometry, and are, more especially, studied in the Science of Fortification.

After his return to Achin from his voyage to Malacca, he found there one Mr. Morgan, formerly [Page 416] belonging to the Cygnet, who was then mate of a Danish ship belonging to Tranquebar: and being curious to know the sequel of the adventures of his old companions, was told by Morgan, that, when they left Nicobar, they directed their course to Ceylon; but, not being able to weather that island, they were forced to seek refreshment on the coast of Coromandel, where they began to form new projects; but their schemes not succeeding, about half their number left them, among whom were Morgan and Coppinger, who both were entertained in the Danish service, and two or three others repaired to Fort St.

This day it was that I spoke with an Englishman on board the Emeland, that had been some time in the Dutch service, who told me, that they came out in company with two English ships, one named the Resolution, the other the Defence, with both of whom they had parted in a storm on the coast of Coromandel; that the Resolution was leaky, and that there were little hopes of her crew's being able to keep her above water.

Six Leagues within Cape Colvill, under the Eastern Shore, are several small Islands, these Islands together with the Main seem'd to form some good Harbours.* (* Coromandel Harbour.) Opposite to these Islands under the Western Shore lies some other Islands, and it appear'd very probable that these form'd some good Harbours likewise.* (* Auckland Harbour is one of them.) But even supposing there were no Harbours about this River, it is good anchoring in every part of it where the depth of Water is Sufficient, being defended from the Sea by a Chain of Large and Small Islands which I have named Barrier Isles, lying aCross the Mouth of it extending themselves North-West and South-East 10 Leagues.

When they were a little recover'd from their Fright, they inform'd me, they belong'd to a Ship bound for Cork in Ireland, from the Coast of Coromandel, and had, by a violent Storm, been drove out of their Course; that in the beginning of the Night, a Fire broke out in the Gun-Room, burning with such Fury, that all their Endeavours to extinguish it prov'd fruitless; therefore they hoisted out their Long-Boat, and with one Barrel of Water, and two Casks of Bisket, abandon'd their Ship; and in half an Hour after they left it, they saw it blow up, several Pieces of the Vessel falling within twenty Yards of 'em.

Philip is reported to have preached in upper Asia, Scythia, and Phrygia; Bartholomew in India, on this side the Ganges, Phrygia, and Armenia; Matthew in Arabia, or Asiatic Ethiopia, and Parthia; Thomas in India, as far as the coast of Coromandel, and some say in the island of Ceylon; Simon, the Canaanite, in Egypt, Cyrene, Mauritania, Lybia, and other parts of Africa, and from thence to have come to Britain; and Jude is said to have been principally engaged in the lesser Asia, and Greece.

In 1706, the king of Denmark sent a Mr. Ziegenbalg, and some others, to Tranquebar, on the Coromandel coast in the East-Indies, who were useful to the natives, so that many of the heathens were turned to the Lord.

In 1761, he was prompted by his apprehensions, that the nation was not sufficiently on her guard against the endeavours making by the French to deprive her of her possessions in the East, to publish a History of the War upon the Coast of Coromandel.

Johnson, Lyons, Abbot, Painter WOMEN Miss Eliza Moreton Miss Farren Miss Louisa Moreton Mrs. Kemble Mrs. Tartar Mrs. Whitfield Mrs. Garnish Mrs. Poussin Mrs. Gobble Mrs. Edwin Miss Bronze Miss Brangin Ladies, Miss Francis, Miss Palmer, and Mrs. Gaudry [SCENE in India, on the Coast of Coromandel.] [The Lines in inverted Commas are omitted in Representation.] The Sword of Peace Act I Scene 1 [SCENE, a Room at Mrs. Tartar's.

Enter Eliza and Louisa Moreton.] Eliza Well, Louisa, here we are, safe arrived on the coast of Coromandel.

In 1804, a shipwrecked mariner, who was thrown on to the celebrated mud-island of Coromandel, lived for three weeks upon his own wearing apparel.

This place is the market of all India, of China, of the Moluccas, and of other islands around about-from all which places, as well as from Banda, Java, Sumatra, Siam, Pegu, Bengal, Coromandel, and India-arrive ships which come and go incessantly, charged with an infinity of merchandises.

Only first 17 results shown.
cosmogenic in a sentence .. correctable in a sentence .. C

The word coromandel