The National Review, Volume 18W.H. Allen, 1891 - English literature |
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Page 502
... English writers have painted fancy portraits about their own domestic bliss , and have placed them in vivid relief against the joyless monotony which is supposed to characterize the Indian household . It is generally acknowledged that ...
... English writers have painted fancy portraits about their own domestic bliss , and have placed them in vivid relief against the joyless monotony which is supposed to characterize the Indian household . It is generally acknowledged that ...
Page 611
... English Government found it neces- sary to shoot somebody before they could inspire a better spirit in the English navy ; and that of this act of vigour Chatham reaped the whole advantage . Whether it was his genius or Byng's execution ...
... English Government found it neces- sary to shoot somebody before they could inspire a better spirit in the English navy ; and that of this act of vigour Chatham reaped the whole advantage . Whether it was his genius or Byng's execution ...
Page 663
... English reader will be better able to form his own judgment , and to decide , after the well - known formula of Sam ... English . In Calcutta the man who professes to speak English is usually regarded as bad and undesirable . I once had ...
... English reader will be better able to form his own judgment , and to decide , after the well - known formula of Sam ... English . In Calcutta the man who professes to speak English is usually regarded as bad and undesirable . I once had ...
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