The Calcutta Review, Volume 14University of Calcutta, 1850 |
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... appear unsuited to the circumstances of the country , and uncongenial to the wants and tastes of the people , for whose benefit it was intended . It is necessary there- fore , in order to arrive at a just conclusion regarding any form ...
... appear unsuited to the circumstances of the country , and uncongenial to the wants and tastes of the people , for whose benefit it was intended . It is necessary there- fore , in order to arrive at a just conclusion regarding any form ...
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... appears to be the pith of the celebrated controversy , apart from the personal recriminations and retorts , which lie scattered on the surface . This bitter and fruitless antagonism absorbed such share of interest as the public were ...
... appears to be the pith of the celebrated controversy , apart from the personal recriminations and retorts , which lie scattered on the surface . This bitter and fruitless antagonism absorbed such share of interest as the public were ...
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... appear , on the whole , to have governed with ability and justice : but the various divisions of the country amongst the members of the family very much tended to diminish their power , as , in the absence of a foreign enemy , their ...
... appear , on the whole , to have governed with ability and justice : but the various divisions of the country amongst the members of the family very much tended to diminish their power , as , in the absence of a foreign enemy , their ...
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... appears that these num- bers are too high , and fifteen per square mile seems nearer the correct proportion . An attempt was commenced in Scinde to make a census of the country : but it was supposed to be very un- popular , and ...
... appears that these num- bers are too high , and fifteen per square mile seems nearer the correct proportion . An attempt was commenced in Scinde to make a census of the country : but it was supposed to be very un- popular , and ...
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... appear as we proceed . But we may here enquire what qualifications he professed to bring to this Herculean task . Sir Charles Napier was a man of vast and varied experience . Early trained to arms , he had in many quarters of the globe ...
... appear as we proceed . But we may here enquire what qualifications he professed to bring to this Herculean task . Sir Charles Napier was a man of vast and varied experience . Early trained to arms , he had in many quarters of the globe ...
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