Calcutta Review, Volume 32University of Calcutta, 1859 |
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Page 51
... acquiring the language . Dictionaries there are many , but the sinologue to whom you refer says , ' Oh they are all useless , wait till mine comes out ' ; grammars there are too , but you read the language has no grammar ; you ...
... acquiring the language . Dictionaries there are many , but the sinologue to whom you refer says , ' Oh they are all useless , wait till mine comes out ' ; grammars there are too , but you read the language has no grammar ; you ...
Page 65
... acquiring of a useful trade -the learning to read and write , and some progress in rudimentary edu- cation — and that the body of prisoners be formed into classes and gangs , out of which the most deserving would be appointed overseers ...
... acquiring of a useful trade -the learning to read and write , and some progress in rudimentary edu- cation — and that the body of prisoners be formed into classes and gangs , out of which the most deserving would be appointed overseers ...
Page 71
... acquiring a trade , and who are generally well conducted , may be allowed , as a mark of ap- probation , to wear a dress of a different colour from the bright yel- low Jail costume , and are eligible to a Lumberdarship , or to the ...
... acquiring a trade , and who are generally well conducted , may be allowed , as a mark of ap- probation , to wear a dress of a different colour from the bright yel- low Jail costume , and are eligible to a Lumberdarship , or to the ...
Page 80
... acquired only after long and painful effort . For this reason more good can be effected with long - term than with short - term prisoners . Short- terms are unmitigated evils . They expose the convicts to all the corrupt and ...
... acquired only after long and painful effort . For this reason more good can be effected with long - term than with short - term prisoners . Short- terms are unmitigated evils . They expose the convicts to all the corrupt and ...
Page 113
... acquiring facts and expressing opinions suited to our very peculiar position here , must needs be long : a competent editor dies , and the paper has to be carried on by any cashier- ed Captain , or discharged merchant's clerk , whose ...
... acquiring facts and expressing opinions suited to our very peculiar position here , must needs be long : a competent editor dies , and the paper has to be carried on by any cashier- ed Captain , or discharged merchant's clerk , whose ...
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