The Story of My LifeBlackwood, 1882 - 382 páginas |
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... government of an Indian district and population means that English intelli- gence , integrity , and foresight are to supply all that is wanting in these respects to a less civilised people ; and he applied himself to make good from such ...
... government of an Indian district and population means that English intelli- gence , integrity , and foresight are to supply all that is wanting in these respects to a less civilised people ; and he applied himself to make good from such ...
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... government , and is large- ly influenced by the decisions and policy of the Governor - General of India in Council . He remained at Shorapoor many years . When the arrangement was made with the Nizam for the liquidation of the claims of ...
... government , and is large- ly influenced by the decisions and policy of the Governor - General of India in Council . He remained at Shorapoor many years . When the arrangement was made with the Nizam for the liquidation of the claims of ...
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... Government at Bombay , and would no doubt look after me ; and I was considered a very lucky boy with excellent prospects . My outfit was at once ordered , my passage taken in the Upton Castle , permission having been obtained for me to ...
... Government at Bombay , and would no doubt look after me ; and I was considered a very lucky boy with excellent prospects . My outfit was at once ordered , my passage taken in the Upton Castle , permission having been obtained for me to ...
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... Government for the last six months , and there was no such thing as getting it . I had been obliged to borrow very con- siderably ; and it was a weary business perpetually borrowing at from 24 to 35 per cent when my pay would have ...
... Government for the last six months , and there was no such thing as getting it . I had been obliged to borrow very con- siderably ; and it was a weary business perpetually borrowing at from 24 to 35 per cent when my pay would have ...
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... Government , so you had better come to me at Hyderabad straight from Dun- dooty . " I was fairly astonished . The department into which I was to be transferred was the height of my ambition ; the pay was 1500 rupees a - month ! How I ...
... Government , so you had better come to me at Hyderabad straight from Dun- dooty . " I was fairly astonished . The department into which I was to be transferred was the height of my ambition ; the pay was 1500 rupees a - month ! How I ...
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anxious appa appointed Arabs arrived asked assistant Aurungabad beautiful Berar Beydurs Bohnal Bombay Brahmin British Captain cavalry cloth Colonel crowds Crown 8vo dacoity dear district Dussera England English Engravings father Fcap felt French morocco gave Government hand heard Hindoo hope Hyderabad Illustrations India J. G. Lockhart knew ladies lakh land leave letter Linsoogoor little Rajah look Lord Lord Dalhousie Mahratta Major Sutherland ment miles morning Mussulman native never Newnham night Nizam Nuldroog officer once orders palace palankeen passed Pid Naik pleasant post 8vo Professor Raichore Ranee received regiment Resident revenue road Rohillas rupees Sahib scene Second Edition Secunderabad seemed sent servants Shastree Shorapoor soon Taylor tell temple tents Third Edition thought Thuggee tion told took town troops University of Edinburgh village vols wife wish wrote young Rajah
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