The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 181 |
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It must be borne in mind that the conditions of soldiering in India have undergone
an almost complete reversal since the time when the native force was called into
existence , or , it may even be said , was last called out for extensive active ...
It must be borne in mind that the conditions of soldiering in India have undergone
an almost complete reversal since the time when the native force was called into
existence , or , it may even be said , was last called out for extensive active ...
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... which immediately preceded the Mutiny of 1857 , have never been explained ;
but a reference to the evidence collected on this subject in Kaye ' s · History of the
Sepoy War ' will show that even at that time , when men ' s minds had been ...
... which immediately preceded the Mutiny of 1857 , have never been explained ;
but a reference to the evidence collected on this subject in Kaye ' s · History of the
Sepoy War ' will show that even at that time , when men ' s minds had been ...
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... and intellectual enlightenment is working among the educated classes , there
appears to be going on simultaneously a fermentation of the earlier ideas and
religious antipathies which still dominate extensively the religious mind of India .
... and intellectual enlightenment is working among the educated classes , there
appears to be going on simultaneously a fermentation of the earlier ideas and
religious antipathies which still dominate extensively the religious mind of India .
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... also fleshly vile - a guide to life and a biter at the fruits of death — both open
mind and hypocrite . ' We can imagine the reviser of proofs being puzzled over
imaginary misquotations , and annotating them with frequent marks of
interrogation .
... also fleshly vile - a guide to life and a biter at the fruits of death — both open
mind and hypocrite . ' We can imagine the reviser of proofs being puzzled over
imaginary misquotations , and annotating them with frequent marks of
interrogation .
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Strong in the sense of irresistible charms of mind and person , she is wayward ,
imperative , and capricious . Mr . Meredith is fond of selecting for sympathetic
analysis the Celtic types from either side of the Channel . Diana is an Irishwoman
...
Strong in the sense of irresistible charms of mind and person , she is wayward ,
imperative , and capricious . Mr . Meredith is fond of selecting for sympathetic
analysis the Celtic types from either side of the Channel . Diana is an Irishwoman
...
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