An Essay on the Best Means of Civilising the Subjects of the British Empire in India, and of Diffusing the Light of the Christian Religion Throughout the Eastern World |
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... attain . In this reference the prescribed subject be- comes a question of the most interesting moment . How that placid people , whose condition has been hitherto so depressed , may be raised , in the scale of nations and in the lot of ...
... attain . In this reference the prescribed subject be- comes a question of the most interesting moment . How that placid people , whose condition has been hitherto so depressed , may be raised , in the scale of nations and in the lot of ...
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... attained solely by such means . The pleasing dream is dispelled . A cloud has been substituted , and embraced instead of a goddess . Comparative civilisation is all that has hitherto been accom- plished ; all , it should seem , that we ...
... attained solely by such means . The pleasing dream is dispelled . A cloud has been substituted , and embraced instead of a goddess . Comparative civilisation is all that has hitherto been accom- plished ; all , it should seem , that we ...
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... attained excellence in any of the other arts , as in weaving and dyeing , their superiority arises , not from greater skill , but from natural advantages . Though few countries in the world possess greater facili- ties , and none more ...
... attained excellence in any of the other arts , as in weaving and dyeing , their superiority arises , not from greater skill , but from natural advantages . Though few countries in the world possess greater facili- ties , and none more ...
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... attain- ed a decided preponderance in the East , and exhibits a commercial empire , which , whether you regard its extent , its opulence , the slender means by which it was acquired , British em- pire . Extent and magnitude . * Vide ...
... attain- ed a decided preponderance in the East , and exhibits a commercial empire , which , whether you regard its extent , its opulence , the slender means by which it was acquired , British em- pire . Extent and magnitude . * Vide ...
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... attain- ed , in various respects , that degree of improvement , to which , under a wise administration , they might rise . " Far removed from the savage state ; gentle and amiable in their manners ; excelling in some arts , they are ...
... attain- ed , in various respects , that degree of improvement , to which , under a wise administration , they might rise . " Far removed from the savage state ; gentle and amiable in their manners ; excelling in some arts , they are ...
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“An” essay on the best means of civilising the subjects of the British ... John Mitchell No preview available - 1805 |
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