Buddhist IndiaG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903 - 332 pages |
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... hands . We might so easily have more . We do not even utilise the ma- terials we have . ' To speak out quite plainly , it is not so much the historical data that are lacking , as the men . There are plenty of men able and willing to do ...
... hands . We might so easily have more . We do not even utilise the ma- terials we have . ' To speak out quite plainly , it is not so much the historical data that are lacking , as the men . There are plenty of men able and willing to do ...
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... hand , seems very forced . Would a family of patricians in one of the Greek republics have considered a mar- riage of one of their daughters to a neighbouring tyrant beneath their dignity ? And in the present case the tyrant in question ...
... hand , seems very forced . Would a family of patricians in one of the Greek republics have considered a mar- riage of one of their daughters to a neighbouring tyrant beneath their dignity ? And in the present case the tyrant in question ...
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... hand , or in the Ganges Valley on the other , is sufficiently clear and precise to justify our taking for granted the then inferiority of the Indians . In some re- spects it would seem to be the other way . In in- tellectual vigour , at ...
... hand , or in the Ganges Valley on the other , is sufficiently clear and precise to justify our taking for granted the then inferiority of the Indians . In some re- spects it would seem to be the other way . In in- tellectual vigour , at ...
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... hand villagers are described as unit- ing , of their own accord , to build Mote - halls and Rest - houses and reservoirs , to mend the roads be- tween their own and adjacent villages , and even to lay out parks . And it is interesting ...
... hand villagers are described as unit- ing , of their own accord , to build Mote - halls and Rest - houses and reservoirs , to mend the roads be- tween their own and adjacent villages , and even to lay out parks . And it is interesting ...
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... hand , and as to connubium and commensality on the other , had probably a greater effect on their real well - being and national progress . We have learnt in recent years that among primi- tive peoples all over the world there exist ...
... hand , and as to connubium and commensality on the other , had probably a greater effect on their real well - being and national progress . We have learnt in recent years that among primi- tive peoples all over the world there exist ...
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Page 262 - Some superintend the rivers, measure the land, as is done in Egypt, and inspect the sluices by which water is let out from the main canals into their branches, so that every one may have an equal supply of it.
Page 263 - They escort them on the way when they leave the country, or, in the event of their dying, forward their property to their relatives. They take care of them when they are sick, and if they die bury them.