The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, Volume 21Wm. H. Allen & Company, 1826 |
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... India had been under the controul of the British , was unanimity more striking , through the im- mense extent of that country , than at the time when Lord Amherst succeeded to the Government . He had not been long in India before he ...
... India had been under the controul of the British , was unanimity more striking , through the im- mense extent of that country , than at the time when Lord Amherst succeeded to the Government . He had not been long in India before he ...
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... India was calling for the talent that had lately .directed their councils ; the natives were wishing the Marquess of Hastings back again . To form a true idea of the state of India at the present moment , was almost impossible . If they ...
... India was calling for the talent that had lately .directed their councils ; the natives were wishing the Marquess of Hastings back again . To form a true idea of the state of India at the present moment , was almost impossible . If they ...
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... India . Death would never have had such terrors as that : even the officers who had left their men had been punished by dismissal from the service . Lord Am- herst had behaved detrimental to the inte- - rests of India , and his ...
... India . Death would never have had such terrors as that : even the officers who had left their men had been punished by dismissal from the service . Lord Am- herst had behaved detrimental to the inte- - rests of India , and his ...
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... India - amongst those he had expected that , long before the present moment , some decisive step would have been taken , in order to avert , if possible , the full effects of the present mismanaged state of affairs in that country . He ...
... India - amongst those he had expected that , long before the present moment , some decisive step would have been taken , in order to avert , if possible , the full effects of the present mismanaged state of affairs in that country . He ...
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... India by a want of confidence on their part by whom he was employed . Were the court ignorant of the general feeling in India , as to Lord Amherst's govern- ment ? He would not say what might -be the contents of the official communi ...
... India by a want of confidence on their part by whom he was employed . Were the court ignorant of the general feeling in India , as to Lord Amherst's govern- ment ? He would not say what might -be the contents of the official communi ...
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Page 288 - •part and applied to the revival and improvement of literature and the encouragement of the learned natives, of India, and for the introduction and promotion of a knowledge of the sciences among the inhabitants of the British territories in
Page 443 - I will not know a wicke'd person. 5. Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off : him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. ....... A. I 6. Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell
Page 443 - 3. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes : I hate the work of them that turn aside ; it shall not cleave to me. 4. A froward heart shall depart from
Page 290 - considering, and, from time to time, submitting to Government the suggestion of such measures as it may appear expedient to adopt, with a view to the better education of the people, to the introduction of useful knowledge, including the sciences and arts of Europe, and to the improvement of their moral character. The committee are
Page 385 - must never lose sight of their Master's injunction, to unite the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove. Sound policy requires us to proceed with caution, and to assail, with a delicate and tender hand, deeply-rooted prejudices.
Page 476 - be lawful for the said Court of Directors, with the approbation of the said Board of Commissioners, to alter and vary such rules and regulations from time to time as circumstances may appear to require ; and that the rules and regulations so altered and varied shall be of the same force and effect as the original rules and regulations.
Page 305 - not be made a soft and dull-eyed fool To shake the head, relent, and sigh, and yield To Christian intercessors.
Page 281 - booty recovered at that place cannot be distributed upon the principle of actual capture, and ought, therefore, to be divided amongst the forces of all the presidencies engaged in the combined operations of the campaign. 4. With respect to the booty recovered at Poonah, alleged to have been removed thither from
Page 451 - proceeded to mention the great loss which the Society had sustained by the death of Dr. GH Noehden, their late Secretary ; and finally, he congratulated the Society on the prosperous aspect of their affairs. The Council Report was then read;
Page 305 - W. to S. 50° E. Clouds hang about it. " At this altitude the atmosphere exhibited that remarkable dark appearance which has been often observed in elevated situations. The sun shone like an orb of fire, without the least haze. At night, the part of the horizon where the moon was expected to rise, could scarcely be distinguished before the limb