Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239W. Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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Page 195
... hundred rupees at thirty - two heavy copper coins to the rupee made up quite appreciable burden . I had six elephants at my disposal . I never cared much for ele- phants . They are of all things the most uncomfortable to ride : unless I ...
... hundred rupees at thirty - two heavy copper coins to the rupee made up quite appreciable burden . I had six elephants at my disposal . I never cared much for ele- phants . They are of all things the most uncomfortable to ride : unless I ...
Page 543
... hundred monasteries , castles , and vil- lages suffered the same fate . In the previous year , and during a longer incursion , this Border district had suffered a loss of twelve hundred men slain or captured , of over twenty - four ...
... hundred monasteries , castles , and vil- lages suffered the same fate . In the previous year , and during a longer incursion , this Border district had suffered a loss of twelve hundred men slain or captured , of over twenty - four ...
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... hundred . . . my mother was a hundred and one ... my grandmother a hundred and five . We're his- tory , Nicholas . We knew things writers could only guess at . We go back to Bess . . only seven between Bess and me ... the families ...
... hundred . . . my mother was a hundred and one ... my grandmother a hundred and five . We're his- tory , Nicholas . We knew things writers could only guess at . We go back to Bess . . only seven between Bess and me ... the families ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 39 |
A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 293 |
WEST INDIAN INTERLUDE BY SEAWRACK | 452 |
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