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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... political arrangements , of which his circumstances will admit ; and , of course , to pos- sess all that happiness of condition , and refinement of man- ners , and excellence of character , which , in his situation , he may attain . In ...
... political arrangements , of which his circumstances will admit ; and , of course , to pos- sess all that happiness of condition , and refinement of man- ners , and excellence of character , which , in his situation , he may attain . In ...
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... political navigator to shun with steady aim . On the one side , by grasping at too much we might lose the comfort , if not the possession , of present pri- vilege : by holding in view a system of Utopian civilisation , a project of ...
... political navigator to shun with steady aim . On the one side , by grasping at too much we might lose the comfort , if not the possession , of present pri- vilege : by holding in view a system of Utopian civilisation , a project of ...
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John Mitchell. maintain their ascendancy ; and symptoms of moral , if not of political declension , are but too apparent . While , therefore , we avail ourselves to the uttermost , of the suggestions to be derived , by discriminating ...
John Mitchell. maintain their ascendancy ; and symptoms of moral , if not of political declension , are but too apparent . While , therefore , we avail ourselves to the uttermost , of the suggestions to be derived , by discriminating ...
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... studying the records of their own nation ; and their morals are by no means perfect , either in principle or in practice . Much , in short , we may infer , may yet be added to their political dignity , much to their social order , much 3 ...
... studying the records of their own nation ; and their morals are by no means perfect , either in principle or in practice . Much , in short , we may infer , may yet be added to their political dignity , much to their social order , much 3 ...
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John Mitchell. political dignity , much to their social order , much to their commercial advantages , much to their domestic comfort and happiness , and much to their moral and intellectual im- provement . empire . It may also appear ...
John Mitchell. political dignity , much to their social order , much to their commercial advantages , much to their domestic comfort and happiness , and much to their moral and intellectual im- provement . empire . It may also appear ...
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