Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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Page 5
... letters on the same bench with the sons of the peasantry ; nor did any thing 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 any thing 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 6
... letters on the walls of the dormitory still attests his victory over many older com- petitors . He stayed two years longer at the school , and was looking forward to a studentship at Christ Church , when an event happened which changed ...
... letters on the walls of the dormitory still attests his victory over many older com- petitors . He stayed two years longer at the school , and was looking forward to a studentship at Christ Church , when an event happened which changed ...
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... letters occupied a great part of his time . It is to be remembered to his honour that , in days when the languages of the East were regarded by other servants of the Company merely as the means of com- municating with weavers and money ...
... letters occupied a great part of his time . It is to be remembered to his honour that , in days when the languages of the East were regarded by other servants of the Company merely as the means of com- municating with weavers and money ...
Page 11
... letters , been wholly neglected , was to be the seat of the institution which he contemplated . An endowment was expected from the munificence of the Company : and profes- sors 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 expected from the munificence of the Company : and profes- sors thoroughly competent to interpret Hafiz and Ferdusi were to ...
Page 18
... letter ad- dressed 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 ...
... letter ad- dressed 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 ...
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