Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 4Tauchnitz, 1850 - 349 pages |
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Page 24
... brought to a speedy close . But the timidity and incapacity which appeared in all the movements of the English , except where he was personally pre- sent , protracted the struggle . The Mahrattas muttered that his soldiers were of a ...
... brought to a speedy close . But the timidity and incapacity which appeared in all the movements of the English , except where he was personally pre- sent , protracted the struggle . The Mahrattas muttered that his soldiers were of a ...
Page 29
... Considerable sums of prize - money had fallen to his share ; and he had brought home a moderate fortune , part of which he expended in extricating his father from pecuniary difficulties , and in redeeming the family estate . LORD CLIVE .
... Considerable sums of prize - money had fallen to his share ; and he had brought home a moderate fortune , part of which he expended in extricating his father from pecuniary difficulties , and in redeeming the family estate . LORD CLIVE .
Page 31
... brought forward on the Sandwich interest , and was returned . But a petition was presented against the return , and was backed by the whole influence of the Duke of Newcastle . The case was heard , according to the usage of that time ...
... brought forward on the Sandwich interest , and was returned . But a petition was presented against the return , and was backed by the whole influence of the Duke of Newcastle . The case was heard , according to the usage of that time ...
Page 36
... brought before him . His Highness abused the insolence of the English , and grumbled at the smallness of the treasure which he had found ; but promised to spare their lives , and retired to rest . Then was committed that great crime ...
... brought before him . His Highness abused the insolence of the English , and grumbled at the smallness of the treasure which he had found ; but promised to spare their lives , and retired to rest . Then was committed that great crime ...
Page 53
... brought before Meer Jaffier . There he flung himself on the ground in convulsions of fear , and with tears and loud cries implored the mercy which he had never shown . Meer Jaffier hesitated ; but his son Meeran , a youth of seventeen ...
... brought before Meer Jaffier . There he flung himself on the ground in convulsions of fear , and with tears and loud cries implored the mercy which he had never shown . Meer Jaffier hesitated ; but his son Meeran , a youth of seventeen ...
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