The Oriental herald and colonial review [ed. by J.S. Buckingham]., Volume 4James Silk Buckingham 1825 |
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... tion ; that he resisted , with all his might , the haughty and engrossing spirit of the elder branches of the Civil Service , while he kept down all their attempts at the exercise of an exclusive influence , by the introduc- tion of ...
... tion ; that he resisted , with all his might , the haughty and engrossing spirit of the elder branches of the Civil Service , while he kept down all their attempts at the exercise of an exclusive influence , by the introduc- tion of ...
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... Molucca Islands . tom . i . 20 Crawfurd , p . 75 . 21 Similar to what has already been quoted respecting the women of Sparta . 22 Crawfurd , vol . i . p . 77 . tion ; while in Java and Ceylon , the women 12 On the Condition of.
... Molucca Islands . tom . i . 20 Crawfurd , p . 75 . 21 Similar to what has already been quoted respecting the women of Sparta . 22 Crawfurd , vol . i . p . 77 . tion ; while in Java and Ceylon , the women 12 On the Condition of.
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James Silk Buckingham. tion ; while in Java and Ceylon , the women are remarkable for extreme libertinism and immodesty.23 On the Continent of India , marriage is a contract indissoluble by adultery , or any other crime ; 24 but ...
James Silk Buckingham. tion ; while in Java and Ceylon , the women are remarkable for extreme libertinism and immodesty.23 On the Continent of India , marriage is a contract indissoluble by adultery , or any other crime ; 24 but ...
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... tion which are united with it . The man who has much fancy will be led to exercise his judging faculty upon such forms of beauty and love- liness as art and nature have presented to his imagination ; whereas the mind of colder ...
... tion which are united with it . The man who has much fancy will be led to exercise his judging faculty upon such forms of beauty and love- liness as art and nature have presented to his imagination ; whereas the mind of colder ...
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... tion of the European partners , a matter of prerogative , resting not with the majority of Council , but with the Governor - General for the time being . They might have saved appearances , and spared their breathless haste , if they ...
... tion of the European partners , a matter of prerogative , resting not with the majority of Council , but with the Governor - General for the time being . They might have saved appearances , and spared their breathless haste , if they ...
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