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THE NEW YORK IT ' in P T , DV 169 2387 R TILDEN FOUNDATIONS 1914 L
CONTENTS OF No . LI . MARCH — 1856 .
THE NEW YORK IT ' in P T , DV 169 2387 R TILDEN FOUNDATIONS 1914 L
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MARCH — 1856 . ART . I . - INDIAN LIGHT LITERATURE . 1 . The Gong . By
Major Vetch . Edinburgh , 1852 . 2 . An Englishman ' s Life in India . By H . Moses
, M . D . London , 1853 . 3 . Tales of the Forest . London , 1853 . 4 . Sport in the ...
MARCH — 1856 . ART . I . - INDIAN LIGHT LITERATURE . 1 . The Gong . By
Major Vetch . Edinburgh , 1852 . 2 . An Englishman ' s Life in India . By H . Moses
, M . D . London , 1853 . 3 . Tales of the Forest . London , 1853 . 4 . Sport in the ...
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Remarks by an Officer of the Scinde Irregular Horse , on an article in the Calcutta
Review , for March , 1846 , entitled — " Hints on Irregular Cavalry , & c . ” 5 . The
use and application of Cavalry in War , from the text of Bismark . By Lieut . Col .
Remarks by an Officer of the Scinde Irregular Horse , on an article in the Calcutta
Review , for March , 1846 , entitled — " Hints on Irregular Cavalry , & c . ” 5 . The
use and application of Cavalry in War , from the text of Bismark . By Lieut . Col .
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MARCH , 1856 . ww Art . I . - 1 . The Gong . By MAJOR Vetch . Edinburgh , 1852 .
2 . An Englishman ' s Life in India . By H . Moses , M . D . London , 1853 . 3 . Tales
of the Forest . London , 1853 . 4 . Sport in the Himalaya . By Lieut . Col .
MARCH , 1856 . ww Art . I . - 1 . The Gong . By MAJOR Vetch . Edinburgh , 1852 .
2 . An Englishman ' s Life in India . By H . Moses , M . D . London , 1853 . 3 . Tales
of the Forest . London , 1853 . 4 . Sport in the Himalaya . By Lieut . Col .
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The Railway alone has brought many men to India unconnected by any artificial
tie with the East India Company , MARCH , 1856 . fail to observely , we should
refsfactory appearan B but full of vigor , intelligence and independence .
The Railway alone has brought many men to India unconnected by any artificial
tie with the East India Company , MARCH , 1856 . fail to observely , we should
refsfactory appearan B but full of vigor , intelligence and independence .
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