Calcutta Review, Volume 9University of Calcutta, 1848 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page
... cause of philanthropy . By John Wilson , D.D. , F.R.S. , & c . & c . With maps and illustrations . Edinburgh William Whyte and Co. - London : Longman and Co. Dublin : W. Curry and Co. , 1847. Calcutta : Messrs . Thacker and Co. , Messrs ...
... cause of philanthropy . By John Wilson , D.D. , F.R.S. , & c . & c . With maps and illustrations . Edinburgh William Whyte and Co. - London : Longman and Co. Dublin : W. Curry and Co. , 1847. Calcutta : Messrs . Thacker and Co. , Messrs ...
Page 3
... causes of the sublime and that of gradual variation which he claimed for the beautiful , are here utterly wanting . Smoothness and infinity , to which lower Bengal , has an undisputed title , are too apt to degenerate into tameness . A ...
... causes of the sublime and that of gradual variation which he claimed for the beautiful , are here utterly wanting . Smoothness and infinity , to which lower Bengal , has an undisputed title , are too apt to degenerate into tameness . A ...
Page 5
... cause , the tender plant is deluged by heavy falls in July and August , and consequently ruined . We all know how it does rain in lower Bengal in the months of July and August , and if a sudden and protracted down- fall ensues ere the ...
... cause , the tender plant is deluged by heavy falls in July and August , and consequently ruined . We all know how it does rain in lower Bengal in the months of July and August , and if a sudden and protracted down- fall ensues ere the ...
Page 13
... cause prodigality and sloth . On the other hand scarcity of provender tends to a certain extent to sharpen and refine . The savage in pursuit of feathered or four - footed game in some vast jungle where nature conceals her subjects from ...
... cause prodigality and sloth . On the other hand scarcity of provender tends to a certain extent to sharpen and refine . The savage in pursuit of feathered or four - footed game in some vast jungle where nature conceals her subjects from ...
Page 16
... cause or the truth of our appeal . The bitterest invectives poured forth by some " Mofussil untravelled Englishman on his first dawk trip over roads " could never speak with one quarter the force of the mute eloquence of broken bridges ...
... cause or the truth of our appeal . The bitterest invectives poured forth by some " Mofussil untravelled Englishman on his first dawk trip over roads " could never speak with one quarter the force of the mute eloquence of broken bridges ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
administration allowed appears appointed Arabah army Artillery attached Bank Battalions Batteries beds Bengal Berar Bombay British Government Buchanan Calcutta Captain Newbold character chief Christian Church civil Colonel command Company considerable Corps Council Court of Directors Cuttack Despatches districts duty England English establishment European Field force formed French give Golundaz Governor Governor-General guns Hindí Hindu Holkar Horse Artillery hypogene important Infantry interest jungle Khond labour lakhs land language Lascars laterite limestone Lord Mornington Lord Wellesley Madras Mahratta empire Mahrattas Marquess Martyn matter ment miles military Mysore native never Nizam object Officers passed Peishwa period persons portion present Presidency principles Provinces Púna Rajah regard Regiment regulations remains remarkable rendered respect revenue rocks rupees Ryot sandstone Sanskrit Scindia Sikh Simeon supposed Surat territories thing tion Tippú trade treaty Tributary Mehals troops Ungool Urdú Wellesley whilst whole words