Calcutta Review, Հատոր 7University of Calcutta, 1847 |
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Արդյունքներ 74–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... regard to primogeniture , the dignity of the chiefship upon Rahimdad Khan , the eldest of the four sons of the deceased Hadji . But this man had not the qualities necessary to control or conciliate his tribe . He was sordid and morose ...
... regard to primogeniture , the dignity of the chiefship upon Rahimdad Khan , the eldest of the four sons of the deceased Hadji . But this man had not the qualities necessary to control or conciliate his tribe . He was sordid and morose ...
Էջ 15
... them up ; others wholly deny this statement , and regard the occurrence as naturally arising in a contest for power , between desperate and against treachery ; and though we can not palliate the DOST MAHOMMED KHAN . 15.
... them up ; others wholly deny this statement , and regard the occurrence as naturally arising in a contest for power , between desperate and against treachery ; and though we can not palliate the DOST MAHOMMED KHAN . 15.
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... regard has since existed between the father and these sons ; and Akbar Khan coutinues gaining the strength and favor of the Amir " .... He exalts Afzul Khan , in other passages , and lowers Mahommed Khan- but we can scarcely regard ...
... regard has since existed between the father and these sons ; and Akbar Khan coutinues gaining the strength and favor of the Amir " .... He exalts Afzul Khan , in other passages , and lowers Mahommed Khan- but we can scarcely regard ...
Էջ 66
... regard to etiquette and good manners . He was fond of listening to the relation of travels , and allusions to history ; made frequent inquiries of merchants who were known to visit distant countries , concerning the manners and customs ...
... regard to etiquette and good manners . He was fond of listening to the relation of travels , and allusions to history ; made frequent inquiries of merchants who were known to visit distant countries , concerning the manners and customs ...
Էջ 82
... later writers , such as Ammianus Marcellinus and Cosmas Indicopleustes , added little to the knowledge formerly on record with regard to the island , nor was the information picked up respecting it by Marco Polo 82 THE HISTORY OF CEYLON .
... later writers , such as Ammianus Marcellinus and Cosmas Indicopleustes , added little to the knowledge formerly on record with regard to the island , nor was the information picked up respecting it by Marco Polo 82 THE HISTORY OF CEYLON .
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Էջ xl - Nay, do not think I flatter ; For what advancement may I hope from thee, That no revenue hast but thy good spirits, To feed and clothe thee ? Why should the poor be flatter'd ? No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning.
Էջ 175 - No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Էջ 448 - THIS is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free ; Which he who can, and will, deserves high praise ; Who neither can, nor will, may hold his peace ; What can be juster in a state than this ? FROM HORACE.
Էջ xxxviii - Heaven first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid ; They live, they speak, they breathe what love inspires, Warm from the soul, and faithful to its fires ; The virgin's wish without her fears impart, Excuse the blush, and pour out all the heart, Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the Pole. Thou know'st how guiltless first I met thy flame, When Love approach'd me under Friendship's name; My fancy form'd thee of angelic...
Էջ 51 - You have eaten my salt," he said, " these thirteen years. If, as is too plain, you are resolved to seek a new master, grant me but one favour in requital for that long period of maintenance and kindness — enable me to die with honour. Stand by the brother of Futteh Khan...
Էջ 448 - This is true Liberty, when free-born Men, Having to advise the Public, may speak free, Which he who can, and will, deserv's high praise; Who neither can nor will, may hold his peace, What can be juster in a state then this?
Էջ 503 - Neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me; for then peradventure I would have hid myself from him : 14 But it was even thou, my companion, my guide, and mine own familiar friend.
Էջ 470 - ... of Great Britain called England, and to hear and determine and award judgment and execution of all treasons, murders, felonies, forgeries, &c, committed in the districts and provinces, called Bengal, Behar, and Orissa, by British subjects, or other persons who shall at the time of committing them, have been employed by, or shall have been directly or indirectly in the services of the Company.
Էջ 36 - I stood too much in fear of Vattel to do any such thing; and since he was so friendly to us, said I, give me the letters the agent has brought ; all of which he surrendered sharp ; and I sent an express at once to my Lord A., with a confidential letter to the Governor...
Էջ 263 - ... were friends to the English, made a large grave, and buried them all in it. The chief of Carwar sent a stone to be put on the grave, with an inscription that this is the burial place of John Best with seventeen other Englishmen, who were sacrificed to the fury of a mad priesthood, and an enraged mob.