The Calcutta Review, Tom 18University of Calcutta., 1852 |
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... hands of the East India Com- pany . " It would be dangerous , " it is said , " to transfer it to the Crown . " One man has one scheme to propose for the future distribution of a portion of this patronage ; a second proposes another ...
... hands of the East India Com- pany . " It would be dangerous , " it is said , " to transfer it to the Crown . " One man has one scheme to propose for the future distribution of a portion of this patronage ; a second proposes another ...
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... hands , and makes the best bargain that he can . Capt . Jones's eldest boy is but fourteen ; he can afford to wait till the next election ; and as for Miss Brown , she has a nephew and god - son only twelve years old ; she can do no ...
... hands , and makes the best bargain that he can . Capt . Jones's eldest boy is but fourteen ; he can afford to wait till the next election ; and as for Miss Brown , she has a nephew and god - son only twelve years old ; she can do no ...
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... hand , and makes her bargain with the embryo Director . Practically she reserves her votes throughout five or six successive elections , and then , just as she is in a position to profit by them , the accumulated treasure looks her ...
... hand , and makes her bargain with the embryo Director . Practically she reserves her votes throughout five or six successive elections , and then , just as she is in a position to profit by them , the accumulated treasure looks her ...
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... hands , " they added , " which happens frequently with regard to the numerous and less valuable appointments of cadets , ' that opportunities for this sort of negociation are presented , which , without a greater degree of vigilance and ...
... hands , " they added , " which happens frequently with regard to the numerous and less valuable appointments of cadets , ' that opportunities for this sort of negociation are presented , which , without a greater degree of vigilance and ...
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... hand of the convenient Director himself . The Company supplied the money , with which the criminal , or criminals , were ... hands of young Mr. Bark . It is enough for our purpose , that Mr. Sutton obtained the appointment from Captain ...
... hand of the convenient Director himself . The Company supplied the money , with which the criminal , or criminals , were ... hands of young Mr. Bark . It is enough for our purpose , that Mr. Sutton obtained the appointment from Captain ...
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