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Page 9
But it must be recollected that incomplete arrangements and delays gave him many advantages , and lent to his cause a partial semblance of success ; and even then , comparatively few of his troops were Sikhs — the remainder consisting ...
But it must be recollected that incomplete arrangements and delays gave him many advantages , and lent to his cause a partial semblance of success ; and even then , comparatively few of his troops were Sikhs — the remainder consisting ...
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With a pre - conceived and deeply - rooted aversion to every thing that originated , or had any connection , with the members of the Civil Service , he struggled , and certainly not without success , to render his Government as unlike ...
With a pre - conceived and deeply - rooted aversion to every thing that originated , or had any connection , with the members of the Civil Service , he struggled , and certainly not without success , to render his Government as unlike ...
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It may be observed , that the act of tracking up Thieves and cattle by their foot - prints was one in general use , and carried out with astonishing success . As the zemindars of villages were held responsible for property so ...
It may be observed , that the act of tracking up Thieves and cattle by their foot - prints was one in general use , and carried out with astonishing success . As the zemindars of villages were held responsible for property so ...
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... a system of Government , the success of which depended on so precarious & circumstance , as a change of Governors . ... the main spring of the former rule , and alone had given it whatever it possessed of good working and success .
... a system of Government , the success of which depended on so precarious & circumstance , as a change of Governors . ... the main spring of the former rule , and alone had given it whatever it possessed of good working and success .
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working and success . A want of it by degrees crept into all departments ; and what had been bad before , became worse now . As no change in revenue matters , which had been so long looked for , seemed likely to take place ...
working and success . A want of it by degrees crept into all departments ; and what had been bad before , became worse now . As no change in revenue matters , which had been so long looked for , seemed likely to take place ...
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