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Page 357
... suttee had been followed by an increase in the number of the sacrifices . This opinion - which , whether right or wrong , naturally carried weight with the government , and had caused the discourage- ment of any active interference in ...
... suttee had been followed by an increase in the number of the sacrifices . This opinion - which , whether right or wrong , naturally carried weight with the government , and had caused the discourage- ment of any active interference in ...
Page 358
... suttee's resolution once voluntarily taken is irrevocable , may have caused the bystanders to thrust the victim remorselessly back into the flames ; or if , from British interposi- tion , a rescue has been effected , the woman has , it ...
... suttee's resolution once voluntarily taken is irrevocable , may have caused the bystanders to thrust the victim remorselessly back into the flames ; or if , from British interposi- tion , a rescue has been effected , the woman has , it ...
Page 361
... suttee , but the imposition of penalties on all persons abetting the widow in the rite . the torpor of ages must have appeared too moment- ous to be ascribed to the seemingly simple measures at Jypore which it immediately followed . It ...
... suttee , but the imposition of penalties on all persons abetting the widow in the rite . the torpor of ages must have appeared too moment- ous to be ascribed to the seemingly simple measures at Jypore which it immediately followed . It ...
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