The Calcutta Review, Volume 14University of Calcutta, 1850 |
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Page 7
... once obtained , the work was done . There were no men of real influence about the court ; few , who had influ- ence even among the soldiery ; and none , who could influence the country . Once thoroughly broken , there was no one , who ...
... once obtained , the work was done . There were no men of real influence about the court ; few , who had influ- ence even among the soldiery ; and none , who could influence the country . Once thoroughly broken , there was no one , who ...
Page 25
... once what has taken the most able men many years to obtain any insight into . At the same time , no steps were taken to record or define existing rights , which must ever be the first duty of Government in a newly ac- quired country ...
... once what has taken the most able men many years to obtain any insight into . At the same time , no steps were taken to record or define existing rights , which must ever be the first duty of Government in a newly ac- quired country ...
Page 35
... once . Even cases , which found their way to him , usually led to nothing more than a call for explanation from the Collector , and a confirmation of his decision . The execution of decrees , the summoning of parties and witnesses , & c ...
... once . Even cases , which found their way to him , usually led to nothing more than a call for explanation from the Collector , and a confirmation of his decision . The execution of decrees , the summoning of parties and witnesses , & c ...
Page 39
... once to proceed to the next village , and throw the responsibility on the zemindar . What was originally , and is , in itself , an admirable preventative of crime , became under us the means of injustice and oppres- sion , and tended to ...
... once to proceed to the next village , and throw the responsibility on the zemindar . What was originally , and is , in itself , an admirable preventative of crime , became under us the means of injustice and oppres- sion , and tended to ...
Page 51
... once the Hippocrene of our Eastern tale- tellers . They drank their inspiration there . " I dont care one lump of sugar for my poetry , " said Lord Byron ; " but for my costume and my correctness - on those points will combat lustily ...
... once the Hippocrene of our Eastern tale- tellers . They drank their inspiration there . " I dont care one lump of sugar for my poetry , " said Lord Byron ; " but for my costume and my correctness - on those points will combat lustily ...
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