Warren HastingsCassell, 1886 - 191 pages |
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Page 12
... took place , the last Hastings of Daylesford had presented his second son to the rectory of the parish in which the ancient residence of the family stood . The living was of little value ; and the situation of the poor clergyman , after ...
... took place , the last Hastings of Daylesford had presented his second son to the rectory of the parish in which the ancient residence of the family stood . The living was of little value ; and the situation of the poor clergyman , after ...
Page 13
... took to his book . The daily sight of the lands which his ancestors had possessed , and which had passed into the hands of strangers , filled his young brain with wild fancies and projects . He loved to hear stories of the wealth and ...
... took to his book . The daily sight of the lands which his ancestors had possessed , and which had passed into the hands of strangers , filled his young brain with wild fancies and projects . He loved to hear stories of the wealth and ...
Page 27
... took his seat at the head of the council board , Bengal was still governed according to the system which Clive had devised , a system which was , perhaps , skilfully contrived for the purpose of facilitating and concealing a great ...
... took his seat at the head of the council board , Bengal was still governed according to the system which Clive had devised , a system which was , perhaps , skilfully contrived for the purpose of facilitating and concealing a great ...
Page 35
... took his measures with his usual vigor and dexterity . At midnight , the palace of Mahommed Reza Khan at Moorsheda- bad was surrounded by a battalion of sepoys . The istration established by Clive , did not yield such a WARREN HASTINGS .
... took his measures with his usual vigor and dexterity . At midnight , the palace of Mahommed Reza Khan at Moorsheda- bad was surrounded by a battalion of sepoys . The istration established by Clive , did not yield such a WARREN HASTINGS .
Page 35
... took his measures with his usual vigor and dexterity . At midnight , the palace of Mahommed Reza Khan at Moorsheda- bad was surrounded by a battalion of sepoys . The minister was roused from his slumbers and informed that he WARREN ...
... took his measures with his usual vigor and dexterity . At midnight , the palace of Mahommed Reza Khan at Moorsheda- bad was surrounded by a battalion of sepoys . The minister was roused from his slumbers and informed that he WARREN ...
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