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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... importance of Hindostan to the se- curity of the empire is incalculably great . Recollecting , of the loss of indeed , how Britain has not only survived the separation of her American colonies , but flourished since that period ...
... importance of Hindostan to the se- curity of the empire is incalculably great . Recollecting , of the loss of indeed , how Britain has not only survived the separation of her American colonies , but flourished since that period ...
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... importance they deem Hindostan to us , and how powerfully its loss would operate , as they ap- prehend , in paralising our exertions . While we may defy their menaces , let us not disregard the consequence of such an event . The ...
... importance they deem Hindostan to us , and how powerfully its loss would operate , as they ap- prehend , in paralising our exertions . While we may defy their menaces , let us not disregard the consequence of such an event . The ...
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... important dependency of the crown of Great Britain . Lying 15,000 miles east , more than half of the globe must be crossed ere supplies from us can be conveyed to its distant shores . Such , likewise , is the rapidity of Asiatic ...
... important dependency of the crown of Great Britain . Lying 15,000 miles east , more than half of the globe must be crossed ere supplies from us can be conveyed to its distant shores . Such , likewise , is the rapidity of Asiatic ...
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... important * . And , according to every just estimate , these must appear to rise in proportion to the extent and ... importance of this investiga- * Note E. tion in its various references , is not disposed to 14.
... important * . And , according to every just estimate , these must appear to rise in proportion to the extent and ... importance of this investiga- * Note E. tion in its various references , is not disposed to 14.
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... important deduc- tions ; and , among others , three , intimately connected with the object of this inquiry . Of these the first is , That , " comparing the present con- dition of the Hindoos with the idea that was formerly given of ...
... important deduc- tions ; and , among others , three , intimately connected with the object of this inquiry . Of these the first is , That , " comparing the present con- dition of the Hindoos with the idea that was formerly given of ...
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