Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 4Tauchnitz, 1850 - 349 pages |
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... talents and vir- tues , conducted an expedition to the continent of India in spite of the opposition of the British fleet , landed , assembled an army , appeared before Madras , and compelled the town and fort to capitulate . The keys ...
... talents and vir- tues , conducted an expedition to the continent of India in spite of the opposition of the British fleet , landed , assembled an army , appeared before Madras , and compelled the town and fort to capitulate . The keys ...
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... talents for negotiation and intrigue to any European who has borne a part in the revo- lutions of India , was not qualified to direct in person military operations . He had not been bred a soldier , and had no in- clination to become ...
... talents for negotiation and intrigue to any European who has borne a part in the revo- lutions of India , was not qualified to direct in person military operations . He had not been bred a soldier , and had no in- clination to become ...
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... talents of Clive , had been hailed with great delight . The young captain was known at the India House by the honourable nickname of General Clive , and was toasted by that appellation at the feasts of the Directors . On his ar- rival ...
... talents of Clive , had been hailed with great delight . The young captain was known at the India House by the honourable nickname of General Clive , and was toasted by that appellation at the feasts of the Directors . On his ar- rival ...
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... talents in the kingdom , what- ever his early connections might have been , was in office , and called himself a Whig . But this extraordinary appearance of concord was quite delusive . The administration itself was distracted by bitter ...
... talents in the kingdom , what- ever his early connections might have been , was in office , and called himself a Whig . But this extraordinary appearance of concord was quite delusive . The administration itself was distracted by bitter ...
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... talents , and obtained great success , is unquestionable . But it is also unquestionable , that the transactions in which he now began to take a part have left a stain on his moral character . We can by no means agree with Sir John ...
... talents , and obtained great success , is unquestionable . But it is also unquestionable , that the transactions in which he now began to take a part have left a stain on his moral character . We can by no means agree with Sir John ...
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