Calcutta Review, Volume 29University of Calcutta., 1857 |
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... May to September , 1857 . ART . VI . - LIFE IN THE RICE FIELDS . 1. Papers connected with the Petition of Missionaries residing in and near Calcutta . 2. The Government Gazette . . 97 . 121 ib . i ! 3. Revenue Hand - book . By J. H.. AP.
... May to September , 1857 . ART . VI . - LIFE IN THE RICE FIELDS . 1. Papers connected with the Petition of Missionaries residing in and near Calcutta . 2. The Government Gazette . . 97 . 121 ib . i ! 3. Revenue Hand - book . By J. H.. AP.
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! 3. Revenue Hand - book . By J. H. Young , Esq . 4. The Land Revenue of India . By the late F. H. Robin- son , Esq . London . Thacker and Co. , 87 , Newgate Street . ART . VII . - SIR JOHN MALCOLM . Life and Correspondence of Major ...
! 3. Revenue Hand - book . By J. H. Young , Esq . 4. The Land Revenue of India . By the late F. H. Robin- son , Esq . London . Thacker and Co. , 87 , Newgate Street . ART . VII . - SIR JOHN MALCOLM . Life and Correspondence of Major ...
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... Hand - book , containing a short sketch of the Laws and Regulations in force , connected with the collections of the Government Revenues in Ben- gal , and the North - West Provinces . By James Henry Young , Bengal Civil Service ...
... Hand - book , containing a short sketch of the Laws and Regulations in force , connected with the collections of the Government Revenues in Ben- gal , and the North - West Provinces . By James Henry Young , Bengal Civil Service ...
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... hand the first productions of a young poet . He may kill , as the Quarterly did Keats ; he may envenom , as the Edinburgh did Byron ; or he may mislead , as a somewhat extravagant Scottish critic now living is said to have misled half a ...
... hand the first productions of a young poet . He may kill , as the Quarterly did Keats ; he may envenom , as the Edinburgh did Byron ; or he may mislead , as a somewhat extravagant Scottish critic now living is said to have misled half a ...
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... hand , stiff and impassible ; Her ears heard not the music's thrilling gush , Her hand felt not the kisses of the lords , Her eyes looked not upon her husband's face . Thus in our love , we act toward this life , Robe it in purple ...
... hand , stiff and impassible ; Her ears heard not the music's thrilling gush , Her hand felt not the kisses of the lords , Her eyes looked not upon her husband's face . Thus in our love , we act toward this life , Robe it in purple ...
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