The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1940 - Commonwealth countries |
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THE SYSTEMATIC COLONIES 447 the failures of English civilisation . Charles Buller was unfair in labelling his work as “ shovelling out paupers ” ; 1 but his real inadequacy is revealed when placed in juxtaposition with the opposition of ...
THE SYSTEMATIC COLONIES 447 the failures of English civilisation . Charles Buller was unfair in labelling his work as “ shovelling out paupers ” ; 1 but his real inadequacy is revealed when placed in juxtaposition with the opposition of ...
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At the same time the English taste for tea was revolutionised . Indian tea , at first so pungent that it could be sold only by mixing small quantities of it with Chinese , became by the ' eighties the customary English tea .
At the same time the English taste for tea was revolutionised . Indian tea , at first so pungent that it could be sold only by mixing small quantities of it with Chinese , became by the ' eighties the customary English tea .
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Some of them remained as tea producers , but many seemed to have made their profit by selling out to new English tea companies . How far was Indian tea production financed by English capital and how far was such capital the savings of ...
Some of them remained as tea producers , but many seemed to have made their profit by selling out to new English tea companies . How far was Indian tea production financed by English capital and how far was such capital the savings of ...
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The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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