Modern India and the Indians: Being a Series of Impressions, Notes, and EssaysTrübner and Company, 1879 - 365 pages |
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... millions sterling . Those who are competent to pronounce an opinion on the result achieved by the out- lay consider that it was cheaply done for that sum . About two millions of the amount was freely given by the late Khedive in money ...
... millions sterling . Those who are competent to pronounce an opinion on the result achieved by the out- lay consider that it was cheaply done for that sum . About two millions of the amount was freely given by the late Khedive in money ...
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... millions , a really complete result might have been achieved , the capital expended might have been blotted out , and a Canal of the right dimensions presented to the commerce of the world . Now , the whole plant will have to be recon ...
... millions , a really complete result might have been achieved , the capital expended might have been blotted out , and a Canal of the right dimensions presented to the commerce of the world . Now , the whole plant will have to be recon ...
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... millions on the eatables exposed for sale on the open counters . The narrow lanes were thronged with a mixed multitude of turbaned men and veiled women ; some respectably dressed and moderately clean , threading their way through the ...
... millions on the eatables exposed for sale on the open counters . The narrow lanes were thronged with a mixed multitude of turbaned men and veiled women ; some respectably dressed and moderately clean , threading their way through the ...
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... millions of locusts . When they are seen approaching , the natives assemble in crowds , fire guns , and make hideous noises to prevent their settling on their crops . After passing Surat , Broach , and Baroda , I alighted at the ...
... millions of locusts . When they are seen approaching , the natives assemble in crowds , fire guns , and make hideous noises to prevent their settling on their crops . After passing Surat , Broach , and Baroda , I alighted at the ...
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... million inhabitants , they form a most important and influential body of men , emulating Europeans in energy and enterprize , rivalling them in opulence , and imitating them in many of their habits . Their vernacular language is ...
... million inhabitants , they form a most important and influential body of men , emulating Europeans in energy and enterprize , rivalling them in opulence , and imitating them in many of their habits . Their vernacular language is ...
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