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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... requires the deepest consideration ; an enterprise , which , while it presents an object at once dif- ficult and magnificent , to invite the exertions of genius , also promises to crown success with no common praise . Failure cannot be ...
... requires the deepest consideration ; an enterprise , which , while it presents an object at once dif- ficult and magnificent , to invite the exertions of genius , also promises to crown success with no common praise . Failure cannot be ...
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... require . Even this little is transacted often in a way the most aukward and tedious , by barter , or the use of Cowrie shells . Sciences . Whatever progress the Indians may have formerly made Elegant arts . in the culture of some of ...
... require . Even this little is transacted often in a way the most aukward and tedious , by barter , or the use of Cowrie shells . Sciences . Whatever progress the Indians may have formerly made Elegant arts . in the culture of some of ...
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... require . Among British institutions two are of principal consideration . The one is a supreme court of justice , holding its sittings at Cal- cutta , and consisting of a president and three subordinate judges , who try the British ...
... require . Among British institutions two are of principal consideration . The one is a supreme court of justice , holding its sittings at Cal- cutta , and consisting of a president and three subordinate judges , who try the British ...
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... require that they should be practicable , not Utopian ; progressive , not precipitate ; gentle , not violent ; frugal , not expensive ; liberal , not selfish or contracted in their spirit ; accommodated to present circumstances , and ...
... require that they should be practicable , not Utopian ; progressive , not precipitate ; gentle , not violent ; frugal , not expensive ; liberal , not selfish or contracted in their spirit ; accommodated to present circumstances , and ...
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... require for its support heavy exactions from our foreign subjects , must prejudice them against it , and of course pre- vent their cordial concurrence : while , at home , the adop- tion of a splendid and costly system would most ...
... require for its support heavy exactions from our foreign subjects , must prejudice them against it , and of course pre- vent their cordial concurrence : while , at home , the adop- tion of a splendid and costly system would most ...
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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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