Oriental Herald and Colonial Review, Volume 6James Silk Buckingham J. M. Richardson, 1825 |
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... tion must be strictly confined to the operations of our own countrymen ; and of these , to such only as to us may appear to have contributed to the consolidation or extension of our power in that country , or to the de- velopment of the ...
... tion must be strictly confined to the operations of our own countrymen ; and of these , to such only as to us may appear to have contributed to the consolidation or extension of our power in that country , or to the de- velopment of the ...
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... tion . He just before regrets that the sanction of the rulers had served to foster vice . It is surely no less disgraceful to patronize a bloody superstition , and reap the fruits of it ; or for a Christian Government to become enlisted ...
... tion . He just before regrets that the sanction of the rulers had served to foster vice . It is surely no less disgraceful to patronize a bloody superstition , and reap the fruits of it ; or for a Christian Government to become enlisted ...
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... tion . I shall leave behind me that reputation for virtue , which they with all their wealth and power will never acquire . For posterity will not scruple to believe , that they were an abandoned and worthless set of men , who destroyed ...
... tion . I shall leave behind me that reputation for virtue , which they with all their wealth and power will never acquire . For posterity will not scruple to believe , that they were an abandoned and worthless set of men , who destroyed ...
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... tion of the end of this good and great man . Plutarch has painted the scene with his usual simplicity ; and perhaps his description was never read without tears . His noble prose has been transmuted into poetry by Shakspeare , who ...
... tion of the end of this good and great man . Plutarch has painted the scene with his usual simplicity ; and perhaps his description was never read without tears . His noble prose has been transmuted into poetry by Shakspeare , who ...
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... tion of the above . Let a few suffice : 1. The use of the rattan has been ( very properly ) discouraged , and forbidden on all occasions . 2. A commanding officer cannot discharge a man unless convicted of theft . 3. He cannot carry the ...
... tion of the above . Let a few suffice : 1. The use of the rattan has been ( very properly ) discouraged , and forbidden on all occasions . 2. A commanding officer cannot discharge a man unless convicted of theft . 3. He cannot carry the ...
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