The Bombay Quarterly Review, Volume 4Smith, Taylor, & Company, 1856 |
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... them . On the contrary , the residents who may feel desirous of forming the acquaintance of married strangers , prove it by calling on the new arrivals . Mr. Acland allows himself one day to get settled in his new house.
... them . On the contrary , the residents who may feel desirous of forming the acquaintance of married strangers , prove it by calling on the new arrivals . Mr. Acland allows himself one day to get settled in his new house.
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... feel that necessity compels you to be there . The position may be a painful one , but it is not to be evaded . The grey evening ushers in no relief ; for now the sultry air swarms with myriads of abominable insects that , actuated by a ...
... feel that necessity compels you to be there . The position may be a painful one , but it is not to be evaded . The grey evening ushers in no relief ; for now the sultry air swarms with myriads of abominable insects that , actuated by a ...
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... feel an enemy's position , to mask the deployment of masses of other infantry , or to cover siege operations , and harass an enemy behind his entrenchments by firing at embrasures , our rifle corps were of little real use . This neglect ...
... feel an enemy's position , to mask the deployment of masses of other infantry , or to cover siege operations , and harass an enemy behind his entrenchments by firing at embrasures , our rifle corps were of little real use . This neglect ...
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... feel the greatest hesitation in differing from so high an autho- rity as Sir Howard Douglas , and it is only because we know that the science which he has done so much to promote is essentially a progressive science , and that there can ...
... feel the greatest hesitation in differing from so high an autho- rity as Sir Howard Douglas , and it is only because we know that the science which he has done so much to promote is essentially a progressive science , and that there can ...
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The Rifle against Artillery . 33 assigned to its advancement , that we feel it impossible to sub- scribe to his opinion on the subject . He observes : - " Whilst we fully admit the vast importance of the rifle - musket as a special arm ...
The Rifle against Artillery . 33 assigned to its advancement , that we feel it impossible to sub- scribe to his opinion on the subject . He observes : - " Whilst we fully admit the vast importance of the rifle - musket as a special arm ...
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Page 409 - The land shall not be sold for ever; for the land is mine, for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
Page 379 - Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: so shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Page 380 - How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns.
Page 379 - My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: for length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Page 367 - Bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again.
Page 236 - Heaven has brought me to the state you see ; And your condition may be soon like mine, The child of sorrow and of misery.
Page 388 - Almost all the relative duties of human life will be found more immediately, or more remotely, to arise out of the two great institutions of property and marriage. They constitute, preserve, and improve society. Upon their gradual improvement depends the progressive civilization of mankind ; on them rests the whole order of civil life.
Page 261 - If ye make your alms to appear, it is well; but if ye conceal them, and give them unto the poor, this will be better for you, and will atone for your sins: and GOD is well informed of that which ye do. The direction of them belongeth not unto thee; but GOD directeth whom he pleaseth. The good that ye shall give in alms shall redound unto yourselves; and ye shall not give unless out of desire of seeing the face of GOD.
Page 174 - The same rites which are now accomplished by the faithful Mussulman, were invented and practised by the superstition of the idolaters. At an awful distance they cast away their garments : seven times, with hasty steps, they encircled the Caaba, and kissed the black stone : seven times they visited and adored the adjacent mountains : seven times they threw stones into the valley of Mina ; and the pilgrimage was achieved, as at the present...
Page 323 - Among many subjects of importance none can have a stronger claim on our attention than that of education. It is one of our most sacred duties to be the means, as far as in us lies, of conferring upon natives of India those vast moral and material blessings which flow from the diffusion of useful knowledge, and which India may, under Providence, derive from her connection with England.