Warren HastingsCassell, 1886 - 191 pages |
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... England , the one in the realm of finance and of colonial govern- ment , the other in the broader and more enduring realm of literature ; men of rarest ability , worthy of comparison with each other as to degree of natural endowment ...
... England , the one in the realm of finance and of colonial govern- ment , the other in the broader and more enduring realm of literature ; men of rarest ability , worthy of comparison with each other as to degree of natural endowment ...
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... England ; in 1840 was appointed " War Secretary ; " in 1842 wrote the " Lays of Ancient Rome ; in 1843 published three volumes of his " Essays ; " in 1846 , under the pre- miership of Lord John Russell , was made " Pay- master of the ...
... England ; in 1840 was appointed " War Secretary ; " in 1842 wrote the " Lays of Ancient Rome ; in 1843 published three volumes of his " Essays ; " in 1846 , under the pre- miership of Lord John Russell , was made " Pay- master of the ...
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... England . He had realized only a very moderate fortune ; and that moderate fortune was soon reduced to nothing , partly by his praiseworthy liberality , and partly by his mismanagement . Towards his relations he ap- pears to have acted ...
... England . He had realized only a very moderate fortune ; and that moderate fortune was soon reduced to nothing , partly by his praiseworthy liberality , and partly by his mismanagement . Towards his relations he ap- pears to have acted ...
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... England ; and his pecuniary embarrassments were great . He solicited his old masters the Directors for employment . They acceded to his request , with high compliments both to his abilities and to his integrity , and ap- pointed him a ...
... England ; and his pecuniary embarrassments were great . He solicited his old masters the Directors for employment . They acceded to his request , with high compliments both to his abilities and to his integrity , and ap- pointed him a ...
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... England he might perhaps have been regarded as a corrupt and greedy politician . But , tried by the lower standard of Indian morality , he might be considered as a man of integrity and honor . His competitor was a Hindoo Brahmin whose ...
... England he might perhaps have been regarded as a corrupt and greedy politician . But , tried by the lower standard of Indian morality , he might be considered as a man of integrity and honor . His competitor was a Hindoo Brahmin whose ...
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