The Edinburgh Review, Volume 148A. and C. Black, 1878 - English literature |
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... fact that throughout the term of his administration all important orders were issued in the name of the Governor - General alone , without even the pretence of con- sulting his council , although the law then , as now , required that ...
... fact that throughout the term of his administration all important orders were issued in the name of the Governor - General alone , without even the pretence of con- sulting his council , although the law then , as now , required that ...
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... fact , the degree of official disci- pline which it is found practicable to maintain will always be very much a matter of personal character . With a strong man like Lord Wellesley or Lord Dalhousie , the evil of the nomi- nal ...
... fact , the degree of official disci- pline which it is found practicable to maintain will always be very much a matter of personal character . With a strong man like Lord Wellesley or Lord Dalhousie , the evil of the nomi- nal ...
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... fact , which from the first underlay the posi- tion of the English in India , that the existence of native states in contact with our dominions is only possible on con- dition of their surrendering all claim to regulate , or even in ...
... fact , which from the first underlay the posi- tion of the English in India , that the existence of native states in contact with our dominions is only possible on con- dition of their surrendering all claim to regulate , or even in ...
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... fact that society is moral only just so much as it is impregnated with the real spirit of Christianity . Simultaneously with this great extension of the British dominions , the character and spirit of the Indian services underwent a ...
... fact that society is moral only just so much as it is impregnated with the real spirit of Christianity . Simultaneously with this great extension of the British dominions , the character and spirit of the Indian services underwent a ...
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... fact entirely acci- dental . When first Lord Wellesley formed the design of an expedition to the Mauritius , he appointed his brother to the command of it , and Colonel Wellesley was occupied for some months at Trincomalee , in Ceylon ...
... fact entirely acci- dental . When first Lord Wellesley formed the design of an expedition to the Mauritius , he appointed his brother to the command of it , and Colonel Wellesley was occupied for some months at Trincomalee , in Ceylon ...
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