Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 83William Blackwood, 1858 - England |
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Page 94
... Delhi were occasionally seen pla- cards , some ambiguously hinting at general rebellion , others openly calling on the " followers of the Pro- phet " to exterminate the unbelievers . From without , too , it was clear that influence was ...
... Delhi were occasionally seen pla- cards , some ambiguously hinting at general rebellion , others openly calling on the " followers of the Pro- phet " to exterminate the unbelievers . From without , too , it was clear that influence was ...
Page 96
... Delhi . There was , however , this dif- ference : the Vellore prisoners were of a race but of yesterday , the grand- sons of an unscrupulous freebooter , -for such was Hyder Ali , whose father had been a naikt in the ranks of a petty ...
... Delhi . There was , however , this dif- ference : the Vellore prisoners were of a race but of yesterday , the grand- sons of an unscrupulous freebooter , -for such was Hyder Ali , whose father had been a naikt in the ranks of a petty ...
Page 97
... Delhi mon- sters . Nor was it from the city alone that danger was to be appre- hended . At the military canton- ment of Mean - Meer , six miles off , were quartered four native regi- ments , three of infantry and one of cavalry , with ...
... Delhi mon- sters . Nor was it from the city alone that danger was to be appre- hended . At the military canton- ment of Mean - Meer , six miles off , were quartered four native regi- ments , three of infantry and one of cavalry , with ...
Page 98
... Delhi itself ; Phillour Fort , with its no inconsiderable magazine , and , what was of even more importance , a posi- tion on the banks of the Sutlej of such strategetical value as to entitle it fully to the description of it by Sir ...
... Delhi itself ; Phillour Fort , with its no inconsiderable magazine , and , what was of even more importance , a posi- tion on the banks of the Sutlej of such strategetical value as to entitle it fully to the description of it by Sir ...
Page 120
... DELHI CAMPAIGN . genaire : - " Me voilà septuagénaire , - Beau titre , mais lourd à porter ; Amis , ce titre qu'on vénère , Nul de vous n'ose le chanter : Tout en respectant la vieillesse , J'ai bien étudié les vieux , - Ah ! que les ...
... DELHI CAMPAIGN . genaire : - " Me voilà septuagénaire , - Beau titre , mais lourd à porter ; Amis , ce titre qu'on vénère , Nul de vous n'ose le chanter : Tout en respectant la vieillesse , J'ai bien étudié les vieux , - Ah ! que les ...
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