Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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... believe that , if he were now living , he would have sufficient judgment and sufficient greatness of mind to wish to be shown as he was . He must have known that there were dark spots on his fame . He might also have felt with pride ...
... believe that , if he were now living , he would have sufficient judgment and sufficient greatness of mind to wish to be shown as he was . He must have known that there were dark spots on his fame . He might also have felt with pride ...
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... believe that so good - tempered a fellow could have done any thing very wrong . His own life had been spent in praying , musing , and rhyming among the water - lilies of the Ouse . He had preserved in no com- mon measure the innocence ...
... believe that so good - tempered a fellow could have done any thing very wrong . His own life had been spent in praying , musing , and rhyming among the water - lilies of the Ouse . He had preserved in no com- mon measure the innocence ...
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... believe to be the most frightful of all spectacles , the strength of civilisation without its mercy . To all other despotism there is a check , im- perfect indeed , and liable to gross abuse , but still sufficient to pre- serve society ...
... believe to be the most frightful of all spectacles , the strength of civilisation without its mercy . To all other despotism there is a check , im- perfect indeed , and liable to gross abuse , but still sufficient to pre- serve society ...
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... believe , in the history of mankind , is in one respect advantageous to his re- putation . It brought many lamentable blemishes to light ; but it entitles him to be considered pure from every blemish which has not been brought to light ...
... believe , in the history of mankind , is in one respect advantageous to his re- putation . It brought many lamentable blemishes to light ; but it entitles him to be considered pure from every blemish which has not been brought to light ...
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... believe that , at a period anterior to the dawn of regular history , the people who spoke the rich and flexible Sanscrit came from regions lying far beyond the Hyphasis and the Hys- taspes , and imposed their yoke on the children of the ...
... believe that , at a period anterior to the dawn of regular history , the people who spoke the rich and flexible Sanscrit came from regions lying far beyond the Hyphasis and the Hys- taspes , and imposed their yoke on the children of the ...
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