The Foreign quarterly review [ed. by J.G. Cochrane]., Volume 21John George Cochrane 1838 |
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... death . Theve- * The actual meaning of the word T - HUG , is Cunning ; in which sense alone it is still used in the Himalayah and other remote parts of India . P - hansigar signifies a man with a noose ; from P - hansi , a noose . The ...
... death . Theve- * The actual meaning of the word T - HUG , is Cunning ; in which sense alone it is still used in the Himalayah and other remote parts of India . P - hansigar signifies a man with a noose ; from P - hansi , a noose . The ...
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... death . " — p . 7 . They have a variety of ceremonies and omens , which they ob- serve both on setting out on an expedition and during its conti- nuance . They believe these to have been dictated by 12 The Thugs , or.
... death . " — p . 7 . They have a variety of ceremonies and omens , which they ob- serve both on setting out on an expedition and during its conti- nuance . They believe these to have been dictated by 12 The Thugs , or.
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... death much to heart , and turned religious mendicant : he is now at some temple on the bank of the Nerbudda river . " -- ( See pp . 148 , 149. ) A discovery has been more recently made of an extensive combi- nation of river Thugs on the ...
... death much to heart , and turned religious mendicant : he is now at some temple on the bank of the Nerbudda river . " -- ( See pp . 148 , 149. ) A discovery has been more recently made of an extensive combi- nation of river Thugs on the ...
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... . The few instances in which Thugs were put to death by native chiefs were generally cases of per- sonal vengeance , because these villains had murdered some relation or dependant of the chief , and were by good 18 The Thugs , or.
... . The few instances in which Thugs were put to death by native chiefs were generally cases of per- sonal vengeance , because these villains had murdered some relation or dependant of the chief , and were by good 18 The Thugs , or.
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... death ; ; one thousand and eighty to transportation for life ; * ninety - five to imprisonment for life ; leaving two hundred and nine , who were either sentenced to limited imprisonment , allowed to turn approvers , died in gaol , or ...
... death ; ; one thousand and eighty to transportation for life ; * ninety - five to imprisonment for life ; leaving two hundred and nine , who were either sentenced to limited imprisonment , allowed to turn approvers , died in gaol , or ...
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