The Oriental herald and colonial review [ed. by J.S. Buckingham]., Volume 4James Silk Buckingham 1825 |
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... consequence of dissatisfaction at his proceedings existing in any quarter . His retirement will be an act of his own choice . It will not take place , however , until the termination of the Burmese war , which he will no doubt consider ...
... consequence of dissatisfaction at his proceedings existing in any quarter . His retirement will be an act of his own choice . It will not take place , however , until the termination of the Burmese war , which he will no doubt consider ...
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James Silk Buckingham. servants are yet to be taught , that gain is the consequence not the cause of their employment . But in order to exorcise this spirit you must begin with the civil servant in embryo ; you must teach him that his ...
James Silk Buckingham. servants are yet to be taught , that gain is the consequence not the cause of their employment . But in order to exorcise this spirit you must begin with the civil servant in embryo ; you must teach him that his ...
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... consequence of circumstances . The Indian governments had only the choice of increasing their territory or relinquishing what they possessed . Who will now deny ( although some will always differ about the means used ) that Warren ...
... consequence of circumstances . The Indian governments had only the choice of increasing their territory or relinquishing what they possessed . Who will now deny ( although some will always differ about the means used ) that Warren ...
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... consequence of a known disposition in the acting Governor or Commander- in - Chief to meet any favourite views of the Court . Such an absurdity can never be allowed to continue when the present charter expires ; it can never lead to any ...
... consequence of a known disposition in the acting Governor or Commander- in - Chief to meet any favourite views of the Court . Such an absurdity can never be allowed to continue when the present charter expires ; it can never lead to any ...
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... by which 400,0007 . was to be annually paid by the Company for a limited time , in consequence of certain territorial acquisitions and revenues . members for voting in the respective general courts of public for Civil Offices in India . 43.
... by which 400,0007 . was to be annually paid by the Company for a limited time , in consequence of certain territorial acquisitions and revenues . members for voting in the respective general courts of public for Civil Offices in India . 43.
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Page 326 - And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. 42. For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt : they shall not be sold as bondmen.
Page 505 - Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up ? Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music...
Page 65 - Thou faery voyager! that dost float In such clear water, that thy boat May rather seem To brood on air than on an earthly stream; Suspended in a stream as clear as sky, Where earth and heaven do make one imagery; 0 blessed vision! happy child! Thou art so exquisitely wild, 1 think of thee with many fears For what may be thy lot in future years.
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Page 352 - The Religion of the Mexican Nation is, and will be perpetually, the Roman Catholic Apostolic. The Nation will protect it by wise and just laws, and prohibit the exercise of any other whatever.
Page 160 - Personal liberty," it has been well said, "consists in the power of locomotion, of changing situation, or removing one's person to whatsoever place one's own inclination may direct, without imprisonment or restraint, unless by due course of law.
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Page 31 - Our conquest there, after twenty years, is as crude as it was the first day. The natives scarcely know what it is to see the grey head of an Englishman. Young men (boys almost) govern there, without society and without sympathy with the natives.
Page 233 - But when a poet, or when one like me, Happy to rove among poetic flowers, Though poor in skill to rear them, lights at last On some fair theme, some theme divinely fair, Such is the impulse and the spur he feels To give it praise proportioned to its worth, That not to attempt it, arduous as he deems The labour, were a task more arduous still.
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