Calcutta Review, Volume 9University of Calcutta, 1848 |
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... hog and the buffalo herd . We begin at once with the staple cultivation of the banks of the lower Ganges . The principal object to which the labours of the Bengal Ryot are directed , is , as all THE PLAINS OF THE LOWER GANGES . 3 စာ.
... hog and the buffalo herd . We begin at once with the staple cultivation of the banks of the lower Ganges . The principal object to which the labours of the Bengal Ryot are directed , is , as all THE PLAINS OF THE LOWER GANGES . 3 စာ.
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the Bengal Ryot are directed , is , as all our readers know , his rice crop . In England an opinion is or was generally prevalent , that rice forms the staple food of all the inhabitants of the Indian Peninsula , and the Historian's pen ...
the Bengal Ryot are directed , is , as all our readers know , his rice crop . In England an opinion is or was generally prevalent , that rice forms the staple food of all the inhabitants of the Indian Peninsula , and the Historian's pen ...
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... directed by un- wearied industry and triumphant skill , have been exercised in other ages and countries remote from the banks of the Ganges . Those who have seen the broad ocean leaning against the land , or tossing in impotence against ...
... directed by un- wearied industry and triumphant skill , have been exercised in other ages and countries remote from the banks of the Ganges . Those who have seen the broad ocean leaning against the land , or tossing in impotence against ...
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... conse- quent increase of wealth . It is not directed by any great amount of skill , it is not always exerted with continuity , and it is certainly not aided by any remarkable power THE PLAINS OF THE LOWER GANGES . 13.
... conse- quent increase of wealth . It is not directed by any great amount of skill , it is not always exerted with continuity , and it is certainly not aided by any remarkable power THE PLAINS OF THE LOWER GANGES . 13.
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... directing authority . But alas ! The above is a pleasing hallucination , and it is not too far from the truth to say that , as a general rule , there are no roads in Bengal . We should say that there are no roads because it is hardly ...
... directing authority . But alas ! The above is a pleasing hallucination , and it is not too far from the truth to say that , as a general rule , there are no roads in Bengal . We should say that there are no roads because it is hardly ...
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