Warren HastingsCassell, 1886 - 191 pages |
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Page 13
... letters on the same bench with the sons of the peasantry ; nor did anything in his garb or fare indicate that his life was to take a widely different course from that of the young rustics with whom he studied and played . But no cloud ...
... letters on the same bench with the sons of the peasantry ; nor did anything in his garb or fare indicate that his life was to take a widely different course from that of the young rustics with whom he studied and played . But no cloud ...
Page 15
... letters on the walls of the dormitory still attests his victory over many older competitors . He stayed two years longer at the school , and was looking forward to a student- ship at Christ Church , when an event happened which WARREN ...
... letters on the walls of the dormitory still attests his victory over many older competitors . He stayed two years longer at the school , and was looking forward to a student- ship at Christ Church , when an event happened which WARREN ...
Page 22
... letters occupied a great part of his time . It is to be remembered to his honor that , in days when the languages of the East were regarded by other servants of the Company merely as the means of communicating with weavers and money ...
... letters occupied a great part of his time . It is to be remembered to his honor that , in days when the languages of the East were regarded by other servants of the Company merely as the means of communicating with weavers and money ...
Page 23
... letters , been wholly neglected , was to be the seat of the institution which he contemplated . An endowment was ex- pected from the munificence of the Company ; and professors thoroughly competent to interpret Hafiz and Ferdusi were to ...
... letters , been wholly neglected , was to be the seat of the institution which he contemplated . An endowment was ex- pected from the munificence of the Company ; and professors thoroughly competent to interpret Hafiz and Ferdusi were to ...
Page 34
... letter addressed by the Court of Directors , not to the Council generally , but to himself in particular . He was directed to remove Mahommed Reza Khan , to arrest him , together with all his family and all his partisans , and to in ...
... letter addressed by the Court of Directors , not to the Council generally , but to himself in particular . He was directed to remove Mahommed Reza Khan , to arrest him , together with all his family and all his partisans , and to in ...
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