Calcutta Review, Volume 27University of Calcutta, 1856 |
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Page 6
... pass over the place . It is to the Civil Engineer that we must look for plans for draining — but drains should be as small as is consistent with the amount of fluid that they have to carry - the transverse section of the drain should be ...
... pass over the place . It is to the Civil Engineer that we must look for plans for draining — but drains should be as small as is consistent with the amount of fluid that they have to carry - the transverse section of the drain should be ...
Page 7
... pass along the directions of the main streets . 4th . That the floors of the houses should be considerably rais- ed above the level of the ground . 5th . And that the houses should either be built adjoining each other , or a space of ...
... pass along the directions of the main streets . 4th . That the floors of the houses should be considerably rais- ed above the level of the ground . 5th . And that the houses should either be built adjoining each other , or a space of ...
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... passes in somewhat unedifying fashion . We will suppose that about half an hour before dawn , just as one's bed is becoming a little endurable , and just as we cease to notice with indignant remonstrance the sleep that has overtaken our ...
... passes in somewhat unedifying fashion . We will suppose that about half an hour before dawn , just as one's bed is becoming a little endurable , and just as we cease to notice with indignant remonstrance the sleep that has overtaken our ...
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... pass away . Returning from our ride , disappointed , streaming with perspira- tion , and not in the best of tempers , we proceed to lay the founda- tion of dyspepsia for the day , by a visit to " the Coffee - shop . " Readers in ...
... pass away . Returning from our ride , disappointed , streaming with perspira- tion , and not in the best of tempers , we proceed to lay the founda- tion of dyspepsia for the day , by a visit to " the Coffee - shop . " Readers in ...
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... passing orders on which may save him from the tedium of the next two hours ( indeed , so much is he saved from the vacuity of an Indian day that the suc- ceeding description must be considered chiefly applicable to the military ...
... passing orders on which may save him from the tedium of the next two hours ( indeed , so much is he saved from the vacuity of an Indian day that the suc- ceeding description must be considered chiefly applicable to the military ...
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