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 WorldW. Blackwood, 1805 - 242 pages |
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... mind , no country on earth will appear to exhibit features of peculiarity more striking than Hin- dostan . Those vast ranges of lofty mountains which en- viron it on three sides ; the majestic sweep of its principal rivers , and the ...
... mind , no country on earth will appear to exhibit features of peculiarity more striking than Hin- dostan . Those vast ranges of lofty mountains which en- viron it on three sides ; the majestic sweep of its principal rivers , and the ...
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... minds to new views of aggrandisement . Still retaining the name and appearance of a commercial company , they became in fact a great council of proprietors , presiding over the affairs of a vast domain , conducting military enterprises ...
... minds to new views of aggrandisement . Still retaining the name and appearance of a commercial company , they became in fact a great council of proprietors , presiding over the affairs of a vast domain , conducting military enterprises ...
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... wonted generosity , and of the true interests of his empire , he compelled his new subjects to practise only mean and infamous professions ; doubtless that he might * Vide Note B .. Britons , enervate their minds , and degrade them in 6.
... wonted generosity , and of the true interests of his empire , he compelled his new subjects to practise only mean and infamous professions ; doubtless that he might * Vide Note B .. Britons , enervate their minds , and degrade them in 6.
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John Mitchell. Britons , enervate their minds , and degrade them in the eyes of the Persians . Others have adopted the same sinistrous_art * . But it is for an humane and enlightened government to rise the genius of to higher and more ...
John Mitchell. Britons , enervate their minds , and degrade them in the eyes of the Persians . Others have adopted the same sinistrous_art * . But it is for an humane and enlightened government to rise the genius of to higher and more ...
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... From heav'nly climes propitious thunder peals ! Of India's fate her guardian spirits tell , Prophetic murmurs breathing on the shell , Burke's speech on Fox's India bill . And solemn sounds , that awe the listening mind , 10.
... From heav'nly climes propitious thunder peals ! Of India's fate her guardian spirits tell , Prophetic murmurs breathing on the shell , Burke's speech on Fox's India bill . And solemn sounds , that awe the listening mind , 10.
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An Essay on the Best Means of Civilising the Subjects of the British Empire ... Rev. John Mitchell (of Anderston.) Affichage du livre entier - 1805 |
An Essay on the Best Means of Civilising the Subjects of the British Empire ... John Mitchell Affichage du livre entier - 1805 |
“An” essay on the best means of civilising the subjects of the British ... John Mitchell Aucun aperçu disponible - 1805 |
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