 The great stream which fertilizes the soil is, at the same time, the chief highway of Eastern commerce. On its banks, and on those of its tributary waters, are the wealthiest marts, the most splendid capitals, and the most sacred shrines of India. The...  The Edinburgh Review - Page 3181840Full view - About this book
 | England - 1849 - 792 pages
...tigers, supply the cultivated districts with abundance of salt.' The great stream which fertilises the soil is, at the same time, the chief highway of...capitals, and the most sacred shrines of India. The tyrauny of man had for ages struggled in vain against the overflowing bounty of nature. In spite of... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1840 - 514 pages
...sea coast, overgrown by noxious vegetation, and swarming with deer and tigers, supply the cultivated districts with abundance of salt. The great stream which fertilizes the soil is, at the saine time, the chief highway of eastern commerce. On its banks, and on those of its tributary waters,... | |
 | Scotland - 1849 - 864 pages
...and tigers, supply the cultivated districts with abundance of salt. The great stream which fertilises the soil is, at the same time, the chief highway of...marts, the most splendid capitals, and the most sacred shriues of India. The tyranny of man had for ages struggled in vain against the overflowing bounty... | |
 | England - 1849 - 822 pages
...and tigers, supply the cultivated districts with abundance of salt. The great stream which fertilises the soil is, at the same time, the chief highway of Eastern commerce. On its bunks, and on those of its tributary waters, are the wealthiest marts, the most splendid capitals,... | |
 | English essays - 1852 - 780 pages
...sea-coast, overgrown by noxious vegetation, and swarming with deer and tigers, supply the cultivated e a ucred shrines of India. The tyranny of man had for ages struggled in vain against the overflowing bounty... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1854 - 412 pages
...tigers, supply the cultivated districts with abundance of salt. The great stream which fertilises its soil is, at the same time, the chief highway of Eastern...of India. The tyranny of man had for ages struggled against the overflowing bounty of nature. In spite of the Mussulman despot, and of the Mahratta freebooter,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1854 - 452 pages
...and tigers, supply the cultivated districts with abundance of salt. The great stream which fertilises the soil is, at the same time, the chief highway of...shrines of India. The tyranny of man had for ages straggled in vain against the overflowing bounty of nature. In spite of the Mussulman despot and of... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1854 - 416 pages
...tigers, supply the cultivated districts with abundance of salt. The great stream which fertilises its soil is, at the same time, the chief highway of Eastern...of India. The tyranny of man had for ages struggled against the overflowing bounty of nature. In spite of the Mussulman despot, and of the Mahratta freebooter,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1856 - 770 pages
...supply to cultivated districts with abundance of silt The great stream which fertilizes the soil is a1 the same time the chief highway of Eastern commerce. On its banks, and on those of ¡I tributary waters, are the wealthiest marts, i most splendid capitals, and the most saerei shrines... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1859 - 768 pages
...sea-coast, overgrown by noxious vegetation, and swarming with deer and tigers, supply 'be cultivated districts with abundance of salt. The great stream...the most sacred shrines of India. The tyranny of man hail for ages struggled in vain against the overflowing bounty of nature. In spite of the Mussulman... | |
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