Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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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 appears 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 appears to have acted ...
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... England ; and his pecuniary embarrass- ments 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 appointed him a ...
... England ; and his pecuniary embarrass- ments 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 appointed him a ...
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... England . But it is with the Governor that the supreme power resides , and on him that the whole responsibility rests . This system , which was intro- duced by Mr. Pitt and Mr. Dundas in spite of the strenuous op- position of Mr. Burke ...
... England . But it is with the Governor that the supreme power resides , and on him that the whole responsibility rests . This system , which was intro- duced by Mr. Pitt and Mr. Dundas in spite of the strenuous op- position of Mr. Burke ...
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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 honour . 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 honour . His competitor was a Hindoo Brahmin whose ...
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... England respecting the wealth of India . Palaces of porphyry , hung with the richest brocade , heaps of pearls and diamonds , vaults from which pagodas and gold mohurs were measured out by the bushel , filled the imagination even of men ...
... England respecting the wealth of India . Palaces of porphyry , hung with the richest brocade , heaps of pearls and diamonds , vaults from which pagodas and gold mohurs were measured out by the bushel , filled the imagination even of men ...
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