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Page 23
Supposing a Zemindar , A , to have expended considerable capital in bringing a watercourse through his estate , and carrying it on half a mile beyond the cultivated portion of it , in the expectation of extending his cultivation as ...
Supposing a Zemindar , A , to have expended considerable capital in bringing a watercourse through his estate , and carrying it on half a mile beyond the cultivated portion of it , in the expectation of extending his cultivation as ...
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Mr. Mackenzie has considerable descriptive powers , and he never appears to so much advantage , as when he is writing of what he has seen - jotting down the impressions of the moment . Then he is often picturesque , and minutely ...
Mr. Mackenzie has considerable descriptive powers , and he never appears to so much advantage , as when he is writing of what he has seen - jotting down the impressions of the moment . Then he is often picturesque , and minutely ...
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... is no discredit to a man to fail in that , in which few have ever succeeded : but it is a pity that such a writer as Mr. Mackenzie , who has obviously very considerable talents , should not have achieved more by attempting less .
... is no discredit to a man to fail in that , in which few have ever succeeded : but it is a pity that such a writer as Mr. Mackenzie , who has obviously very considerable talents , should not have achieved more by attempting less .
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... there remained 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 ...
... there remained 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 ...
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In consequence of the change of currency in use for the payment of troops , there had been considerable variation in the value of the rupee from time to time . When the Military Widows ' Fund , on which the present Military Fund was ...
In consequence of the change of currency in use for the payment of troops , there had been considerable variation in the value of the rupee from time to time . When the Military Widows ' Fund , on which the present Military Fund was ...
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