The Calcutta Review, Volume 14University of Calcutta, 1850 |
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Page 23
... considerable capital in bringing a water- course through his estate , and carrying it on half a mile beyond the cultivated portion of it , in the expectation of extending his cultivation as opportunity offered ; -in the next generation ...
... considerable capital in bringing a water- course through his estate , and carrying it on half a mile beyond the cultivated portion of it , in the expectation of extending his cultivation as opportunity offered ; -in the next generation ...
Page 70
... considerable descriptive powers , and he never appears to so much advantage , as when he is writ- ing of what he has seen - jotting down the impressions of the moment . Then he is often picturesque , and minutely faithful in his details ...
... considerable descriptive powers , and he never appears to so much advantage , as when he is writ- ing of what he has seen - jotting down the impressions of the moment . Then he is often picturesque , and minutely faithful in his details ...
Page 73
... a pity that such a writer as Mr. Mackenzie , who has obviously very considerable talents , should not have achieved more by attempting less . L ART . III . - Report on the Bengal Military MACKENZIE'S << 73 FAIR MAID OF CAUBUL . "
... a pity that such a writer as Mr. Mackenzie , who has obviously very considerable talents , should not have achieved more by attempting less . L ART . III . - Report on the Bengal Military MACKENZIE'S << 73 FAIR MAID OF CAUBUL . "
Page 74
... considerable alarm in the minds of all connected with the institution ; and it was resolved in 1847 , that the whole of the documents , with additional information collected since 1843 , should be placed in the hands of another eminent ...
... considerable alarm in the minds of all connected with the institution ; and it was resolved in 1847 , that the whole of the documents , with additional information collected since 1843 , should be placed in the hands of another eminent ...
Page 77
... considerable variation in the value of the rupee from time to time . When the Military Widows ' Fund , on which the present Military Fund was based , was first instituted , the rupee was valued at 2s . 6d .; and the scale of ...
... considerable variation in the value of the rupee from time to time . When the Military Widows ' Fund , on which the present Military Fund was based , was first instituted , the rupee was valued at 2s . 6d .; and the scale of ...
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affairs Affghan Affghanistan Agra amongst army attack Bala Hissar Bamian Bengal Brahmans brigade British Cabul Calcutta Candahar cantonments Captain Hervey Cawnpore character Chiefs civil Clive Collectors command course Court creation cultivators detachment district ditto Dost Mahomed duties earth effect Elphinstone enemy English Envoy European existed fact favour feeling force former Ghiljies Government Governor-General guns hand Herat Hindi Hindu India influence instruction Kalhana Kashmir Khan labour land landholders Lord Lord Auckland Macnaghten Mahomed Akbar matter means measures ment military Mohun Lal Namuh native Nawab North Western Provinces object occupation officers pass Pergunnah period Persian political portion position possession present proprietors Provinces Rajput reason received regarding regiment render respect revenue rupees Sale Sanskrit schools Scinde settlement Shah Shuja Shah's sipahis tion tribes troops Urdu village whilst whole Yar Mahomed Zeila