Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3Hurd and Houghton, 1874 |
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... House of 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 ...
... House of 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 ...
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... house by which it is still governed . About twenty years ago , this house , by the permission of the British government , assumed the royal title ; but in the time of Warren Hastings such an assumption would have been considered by the ...
... house by which it is still governed . About twenty years ago , this house , by the permission of the British government , assumed the royal title ; but in the time of Warren Hastings such an assumption would have been considered by the ...
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... house , and to draw the salary of Governor - General . He continued even to take the lead at the council- board in the transaction of ordinary business ; for his opponents could not but feel that he knew much of which they were ignorant ...
... house , and to draw the salary of Governor - General . He continued even to take the lead at the council- board in the transaction of ordinary business ; for his opponents could not but feel that he knew much of which they were ignorant ...
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... House was adverse to the Governor - General . The triumph of Nuncomar seemed to be complete . He held a daily levee , to which his countrymen resorted in crowds , and to which , on one occasion , the majority of the Council condescended ...
... House was adverse to the Governor - General . The triumph of Nuncomar seemed to be complete . He held a daily levee , to which his countrymen resorted in crowds , and to which , on one occasion , the majority of the Council condescended ...
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... house ; and that he was employed during the prime of his manhood as a commercial agent , far from all intellectual society . Nor must we forget that all , or almost all , to whom , when placed at the head of affairs , he could apply for ...
... house ; and that he was employed during the prime of his manhood as a commercial agent , far from all intellectual society . Nor must we forget that all , or almost all , to whom , when placed at the head of affairs , he could apply for ...
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