India, Its State and Prospects |
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This union of the village communities , each one forming a separate little state in
itself , has , I conceive , contributed more than any other cause to the preservation
of the people of India , through all the revolutions and changes which they have ...
This union of the village communities , each one forming a separate little state in
itself , has , I conceive , contributed more than any other cause to the preservation
of the people of India , through all the revolutions and changes which they have ...
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xv 페이지 - ... by letters-patent from the Queen constituted a body politic and corporate, by the title of " the Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading to the East-Indies.
258 페이지 - They seem to last where nothing else lasts. Dynasty after dynasty tumbles down; revolution succeeds revolution; but the village community remains the same. This union of the village communities, each one forming a separate little state in itself, has, I conceive contributed more than any other cause to the preservation of the...
258 페이지 - This union of the village communities, each one forming a separate little state in itself, has, I conceive, contributed more than any other cause to the preservation of the people of India, through all the revolutions and changes which they have suffered, and is in a high degree conducive to their happiness, and to the enjoyment of a great portion of freedom and independence.
257 페이지 - The village communities are little republics, having nearly everything that they want within themselves, and almost independent of any foreign relations. They seem to last where nothing else lasts. Dynasty after dynasty tumbles down : revolution succeeds to revolution; Hindu, Pathan, Moghul, Mahratta, Sikh, English are masters in turn ; but the village communities remain the same...
96 페이지 - Upon the whole, then, we cannot avoid recognizing in the people of Hindostan, a race of men lamentably degenerate and base, retaining but a feeble sense of moral obligations, yet obstinate in their disregard of what they know to be right, governed by malevolent and licentious passions, strongly exemplifying the effects produced on society by great and general corruption of manners, and sunk in misery by their vices...
257 페이지 - ... within their walls, and let the enemy pass unprovoked. If plunder and devastation be directed against themselves, and the force employed be irresistible, they flee to friendly villages at a distance ; but when the storm has passed over, they return and resume their occupations. If a country remain for a series of years the scene of continued pillage and massacre, so that the village cannot be inhabited, the scattered villagers nevertheless return whenever the power of peaceable possession revives...
18 페이지 - Candidates allowed for Congressional districts, for Territories and for the District of Columbia, must be actual residents of the districts or Territories, respectively, from which they are nominated. All candidates for admission to the Naval Academy must be not less than...
257 페이지 - Community collect their cattle within their walls, and let the enemy pass unprovoked. If plunder and devastation be directed against themselves and the force employed be irresistible, they flee to friendly villages at a distance, but when the storm has passed over they return and resume their occupations.
257 페이지 - If a country remain for a series of years the scene of continued pillage and massacre, so that the villages cannot be inhabited, the scattered villagers nevertheless return whenever the power of peaceable possession revives. A generation may pass away, but the succeeding generation will return. The sons will take the places of their fathers, the same site for the village, the same position for the houses, the same lands, will be reoccupied by the descendants of those who were driven out when the...
111 페이지 - Milton, &c. The forms of similar meetings in England were imitated ; and the chairman having inquired the reason of the secretary's absence, a loud cry of ' Persecution !' was raised, and it was explained that he was prevented from attending by his father, who was afraid that his principles...
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| 제목 | India, Its State and Prospects |
| 저자 | Edward Thornton |
| 발행인 | Parbury, Allen & Company, 1835 |
| 소장 | 옥스포드 대학교 |
| 디지털화된 날짜: | 2006년 6월 29일 |
| 길이 | 354페이지 |
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