Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3Hurd and Houghton, 1874 |
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... Commons which impeached him in 1787 ; neither is it that of the House of Com- mons which uncovered and stood up to receive him in 1813. He had great qualities , and he rendered great services to the state . But to represent him as a man ...
... Commons which impeached him in 1787 ; neither is it that of the House of Com- mons which uncovered and stood up to receive him in 1813. He had great qualities , and he rendered great services to the state . But to represent him as a man ...
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... Commons , breathed the spirit of stern and indig- nant justice . The severest epithets were applied to several of the measures of Hastings , especially to the Rohilla war ; and it was resolved , on the motion of Mr. Dundas , that the ...
... Commons , breathed the spirit of stern and indig- nant justice . The severest epithets were applied to several of the measures of Hastings , especially to the Rohilla war ; and it was resolved , on the motion of Mr. Dundas , that the ...
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... Commons . Το the defence of Clive , therefore , nothing was wanting , neither learning nor knowledge of the world , neither forensic acuteness nor that eloquence which charms political assemblies . Hastings intrusted his interests to a ...
... Commons . Το the defence of Clive , therefore , nothing was wanting , neither learning nor knowledge of the world , neither forensic acuteness nor that eloquence which charms political assemblies . Hastings intrusted his interests to a ...
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... Commons . That resolution was , indeed , unjust ; but , till it was rescinded , could the minister advise the King to bestow any mark of approbation on the person censured ? If Major Scott is to be trusted , Mr. Pitt declared that this ...
... Commons . That resolution was , indeed , unjust ; but , till it was rescinded , could the minister advise the King to bestow any mark of approbation on the person censured ? If Major Scott is to be trusted , Mr. Pitt declared that this ...
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... Commons with paintings of the bleeding Rohillas , of Nuncomar swinging , of Cheyte Sing letting himself down to the Ganges . Another , in an exquisitely hu- morous parody of Virgil's third eclogue , propounded the question , what that ...
... Commons with paintings of the bleeding Rohillas , of Nuncomar swinging , of Cheyte Sing letting himself down to the Ganges . Another , in an exquisitely hu- morous parody of Virgil's third eclogue , propounded the question , what that ...
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