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... ( vol . i . p . 163 ) , in these weighty words : " This con- cise description of the countries bordering on the Mediterranean , two or three hundred years before our era , shows sufficiently the state of prosperity of the different ...
... ( vol . i . p . 163 ) , in these weighty words : " This con- cise description of the countries bordering on the Mediterranean , two or three hundred years before our era , shows sufficiently the state of prosperity of the different ...
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... vol . i . p . 26 ) , and everyone is aware that the gradual acqui- sition of trading privileges , of lands , of the management of revenue , and of sovereign authority , has led to our Indian Empire being what it is . Not having any such ...
... vol . i . p . 26 ) , and everyone is aware that the gradual acqui- sition of trading privileges , of lands , of the management of revenue , and of sovereign authority , has led to our Indian Empire being what it is . Not having any such ...
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... vol . i . p . 456–462 ; vol . ii . p . 540. ) The distinguished author ex- presses his opinion that France at present cannot supply the recruitment of her armies , of her manufactures , and of her large towns , except on the condition ...
... vol . i . p . 456–462 ; vol . ii . p . 540. ) The distinguished author ex- presses his opinion that France at present cannot supply the recruitment of her armies , of her manufactures , and of her large towns , except on the condition ...
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... vol . ii . p . 540 ) , she may by dint of strength cause submission to be made in Algeria and Annam , as England does in India , by populations be- longing to an inferior grade of civilisation ; but she cannot pretend to found true ...
... vol . ii . p . 540 ) , she may by dint of strength cause submission to be made in Algeria and Annam , as England does in India , by populations be- longing to an inferior grade of civilisation ; but she cannot pretend to found true ...
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