Warren HastingsCassell, 1886 - 191 pages |
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... ability , worthy of comparison with each other as to degree of natural endowment , and , in the comparison , each reflecting honor upon the other ; both singularly versatile , and yet differing widely in intellectual ten- dency , and ...
... ability , worthy of comparison with each other as to degree of natural endowment , and , in the comparison , each reflecting honor upon the other ; both singularly versatile , and yet differing widely in intellectual ten- dency , and ...
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... ability of Macaulay , and by Sidney Smith to his moral purity . " Behind the external show and glittering vesture of his thoughts , " says Whipple , beneath all his pomp of diction , apt- ness of illustration , splendor of imagery , and ...
... ability of Macaulay , and by Sidney Smith to his moral purity . " Behind the external show and glittering vesture of his thoughts , " says Whipple , beneath all his pomp of diction , apt- ness of illustration , splendor of imagery , and ...
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... ability and resolution . The treason which at a later period was fatal to Surajah Dowlah was already in progress ; and Hastings was admitted to the de- liberations of the conspirators . But the time for striking had not arrived . It was ...
... ability and resolution . The treason which at a later period was fatal to Surajah Dowlah was already in progress ; and Hastings was admitted to the de- liberations of the conspirators . But the time for striking had not arrived . It was ...
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... abilities and to his integrity , and ap- pointed him a Member of Council at Madras . It would be unjust not to mention that , though forced to borrow money for his outfit , he did not withdraw any portion of the sum which he had ...
... abilities and to his integrity , and ap- pointed him a Member of Council at Madras . It would be unjust not to mention that , though forced to borrow money for his outfit , he did not withdraw any portion of the sum which he had ...
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... ability seemed likely to be crowned with success , when a far more formidable danger showed itself in a distant quarter . About thirty years before this time , a Mahom- medan soldier had begun to distinguish himself in the wars of ...
... ability seemed likely to be crowned with success , when a far more formidable danger showed itself in a distant quarter . About thirty years before this time , a Mahom- medan soldier had begun to distinguish himself in the wars of ...
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