The Quarterly Oriental Magazine, Review, and Register, Part 76, Volume 1Thacker and Company, 1824 |
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... possession of a Rajput family in the desert of Parkur . The sanctity of the image is such as annually to attract the pious Sravaks of Guzerat and Marwar , who are as regularly fleeced by the marauders of the desert : the whole legend of ...
... possession of a Rajput family in the desert of Parkur . The sanctity of the image is such as annually to attract the pious Sravaks of Guzerat and Marwar , who are as regularly fleeced by the marauders of the desert : the whole legend of ...
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... possessed by the ancient Persians , it does not follow , that the latter were guides on whom implicit re- liance is to be placed , or that their narratives are more worthy of credit , than the stories conveyed to us by the writers of ...
... possessed by the ancient Persians , it does not follow , that the latter were guides on whom implicit re- liance is to be placed , or that their narratives are more worthy of credit , than the stories conveyed to us by the writers of ...
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... possession maintained by large bodies of troops . The government alone , which had previously existed , was in appearance subverted ; but to the people this change was scarcely perceptible . The kingdom of Persia , like the rest of Asia ...
... possession maintained by large bodies of troops . The government alone , which had previously existed , was in appearance subverted ; but to the people this change was scarcely perceptible . The kingdom of Persia , like the rest of Asia ...
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... possessed Sogdiana . ' Such is all the information , which is given by Strabo ; and little respecting the state of Bactriana can be learned from the short extracts of Polybius , which have been preserved ; but it may from them be ...
... possessed Sogdiana . ' Such is all the information , which is given by Strabo ; and little respecting the state of Bactriana can be learned from the short extracts of Polybius , which have been preserved ; but it may from them be ...
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... , and threatened to have him tossed into the river , where , if he possessed the faculty to which he pretended , he would suffer no injury ; and if he was an impostor , he would be punished 1824. ] 61 Of the Emperor Akber .
... , and threatened to have him tossed into the river , where , if he possessed the faculty to which he pretended , he would suffer no injury ; and if he was an impostor , he would be punished 1824. ] 61 Of the Emperor Akber .
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Page xx - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning ! Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid! Star of the east, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid ! 2 Cold on His cradle the dew-drops are shining, Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall ; Angels adore Him in slumber feclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all.
Page xx - Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid ; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our Infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 115 - You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the sea.
Page lxxxiii - The Lord of Love, on Calvary, A meek and suffering stranger, Upraised to Heaven His languid eye, In nature's hour of danger. For us He bore the weight of woe, For us He gave His blood to flow, And met His Father's anger.
Page lxxxiii - And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen ; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Page liii - For scandalous and infamous conduct, such as is unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in the following instances : — " For having at Bangalore, on the 20th day of August 1830, wantonly, and without provocation, struck Ens.
Page cv - His care alone who feeds the ravens, and who never, or most rarely, suffers the seed of the righteous to beg their bread. Nor are the qualifications which he will need, nor the duties which will be imposed...
Page 117 - Alia Bhye, when she found all dissuasion unavailing, determined to witness the last dreadful scene. She walked in the procession, and stood near the pile, where she was supported by two Brahmins, who held her arms. Although obviously suffering great agony of mind, she remained tolerably firm...
Page liii - Such conduct being insubordinate, unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, and in breach of the articles of war. Upon which charges the Court came to the following decision :—
Page cvi - ... the favour of his superiors, the friendship of his equals, and affection strong as death from those whose wanderings he corrects, whose distresses he consoles, and by whose sick and dying bed he stands as a ministering angel. Are further inducements needful ? I yet can promise more.