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to commercial enterprise . According to the Arabic saying , the King's arm reached only as far as the city wall , beyond which blackmail or plunder was the portion of the man with property . Even in the present day the only towns which ...
to commercial enterprise . According to the Arabic saying , the King's arm reached only as far as the city wall , beyond which blackmail or plunder was the portion of the man with property . Even in the present day the only towns which ...
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... King of Brob- dingnag , of how to make two blades of corn grow where one grew before . A long period of peace and protec- tion has stimulated an expansion of the population , the burden of which must inevitably fall almost entirely upon ...
... King of Brob- dingnag , of how to make two blades of corn grow where one grew before . A long period of peace and protec- tion has stimulated an expansion of the population , the burden of which must inevitably fall almost entirely upon ...
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... King , the Government Sanitary Com- missioner , a sanitary inspector class was formed in connection with the Medical College at Madras , to be attended by persons sent up by local boards and muni- cipalities . No fees are charged for ...
... King , the Government Sanitary Com- missioner , a sanitary inspector class was formed in connection with the Medical College at Madras , to be attended by persons sent up by local boards and muni- cipalities . No fees are charged for ...
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... King of the Videhas , figures as a great teacher and sage in those ancient and remarkable re- ligious works of the Hindus known as the Upanishads of the Vedas . Janaka is also a principal character in the ancient Hindu epic the Ramayana ...
... King of the Videhas , figures as a great teacher and sage in those ancient and remarkable re- ligious works of the Hindus known as the Upanishads of the Vedas . Janaka is also a principal character in the ancient Hindu epic the Ramayana ...
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... King is said to have had 600,000 foot - soldiers , 30,000 horse , and 9000 elephants . ASOKA THE GREAT ( 260 TO 222 B.C. ) Asoka the Great , the grandson of Chandragupta , inherited the magnificent empire of Northern India , and added ...
... King is said to have had 600,000 foot - soldiers , 30,000 horse , and 9000 elephants . ASOKA THE GREAT ( 260 TO 222 B.C. ) Asoka the Great , the grandson of Chandragupta , inherited the magnificent empire of Northern India , and added ...
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