Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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... 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 could overcast the dawn of so much genius and so much ambition . The ...
... 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 could overcast the dawn of so much genius and so much ambition . The ...
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... 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 of childhood . His spirit had indeed been severely tried , but ...
... 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 of childhood . His spirit had indeed been severely tried , but ...
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... things with great , such as the city of London bears to Westminster . Moorshe- dabad was the abode of the prince who , by an authority ostensibly derived from the Mogul , but really independent , ruled the three great provinces of ...
... things with great , such as the city of London bears to Westminster . Moorshe- dabad was the abode of the prince who , by an authority ostensibly derived from the Mogul , but really independent , ruled the three great provinces of ...
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... things . To this day they always use the word " political " as synonymous with diplomatic . " We could name a gentleman still living , who was 66 described by the highest authority as an invaluable public servant 14 WARREN HASTINGS .
... things . To this day they always use the word " political " as synonymous with diplomatic . " We could name a gentleman still living , who was 66 described by the highest authority as an invaluable public servant 14 WARREN HASTINGS .
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... thing , indeed , is to be said in excuse for him . The pressure applied to him by his employers at home , was such as only the highest virtue could have withstood , such as left him no choice except to commit great wrongs , or to resign ...
... thing , indeed , is to be said in excuse for him . The pressure applied to him by his employers at home , was such as only the highest virtue could have withstood , such as left him no choice except to commit great wrongs , or to resign ...
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