Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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... Francis , were sent out from England . The ablest of the new Councillors was , beyond all doubt , Philip Francis . His acknowledged compositions prove that he possessed considerable eloquence and information . Several years passed in ...
... Francis , were sent out from England . The ablest of the new Councillors was , beyond all doubt , Philip Francis . His acknowledged compositions prove that he possessed considerable eloquence and information . Several years passed in ...
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... Francis passed some years in the secretary of state's office . He was sub- sequently chief clerk of the war - office . He repeatedly mentioned that he had himself , in 1770 , heard speeches of Lord Chatham ; and some of these speeches ...
... Francis passed some years in the secretary of state's office . He was sub- sequently chief clerk of the war - office . He repeatedly mentioned that he had himself , in 1770 , heard speeches of Lord Chatham ; and some of these speeches ...
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... Francis . Indeed one of the strongest reasons for believing that Francis was Junius is the moral resemblance between the two men . It is not difficult , from the letters which , under various signatures , are known to have been written ...
... Francis . Indeed one of the strongest reasons for believing that Francis was Junius is the moral resemblance between the two men . It is not difficult , from the letters which , under various signatures , are known to have been written ...
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... Francis was on his voyage to Bengal . With the three new Councillors came out the judges of the Supreme Court . The chief justice was Sir Elijah Impey . He was an old acquaintance of Hastings ; and it is probable that the Governor ...
... Francis was on his voyage to Bengal . With the three new Councillors came out the judges of the Supreme Court . The chief justice was Sir Elijah Impey . He was an old acquaintance of Hastings ; and it is probable that the Governor ...
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... Francis , with great ceremony , a paper containing several charges of the most serious description . By this document Hastings was accused of putting offices up to sale , and of receiving bribes for suffering offenders to escape . In ...
... Francis , with great ceremony , a paper containing several charges of the most serious description . By this document Hastings was accused of putting offices up to sale , and of receiving bribes for suffering offenders to escape . In ...
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