Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3Hurd and Houghton, 1874 |
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Page 40
... tories , and instituted a severe inquiry into the con- duct of the war . Next , in spite of the Governor - Gen- eral's remonstrances , they proceeded to exercise , in the most indiscreet manner , their new authority over the subordinate ...
... tories , and instituted a severe inquiry into the con- duct of the war . Next , in spite of the Governor - Gen- eral's remonstrances , they proceeded to exercise , in the most indiscreet manner , their new authority over the subordinate ...
Page 63
... tory in a land where the help of an interpreter is needed by every judge and by every advocate . Costly here , it is far more costly in a land into which the legal practitioners must be imported from an immense distance . WARREN ...
... tory in a land where the help of an interpreter is needed by every judge and by every advocate . Costly here , it is far more costly in a land into which the legal practitioners must be imported from an immense distance . WARREN ...
Page 80
... tory reason for the concealment . Public spirit , or the fear of detection , at last determined him to with- stand the temptation . He paid over the bribe to the Company's treasury , and insisted that the Rajah should instantly comply ...
... tory reason for the concealment . Public spirit , or the fear of detection , at last determined him to with- stand the temptation . He paid over the bribe to the Company's treasury , and insisted that the Rajah should instantly comply ...
Page 142
... tories and his menagerie . He had always loved books , and they were now necessary to him . Though not a poet , in any high sense of the word , he wrote neat and polished lines with great facility , and was fond of exer cising this ...
... tories and his menagerie . He had always loved books , and they were now necessary to him . Though not a poet , in any high sense of the word , he wrote neat and polished lines with great facility , and was fond of exer cising this ...
Page 233
... tory Howards and Cavendishes . On the other hand , the example of a few fine gentlemen , attended by char- iots and livery servants , eating in plate , and drinking Champagne and Tokay , was enough to corrupt his whole army . He thought ...
... tory Howards and Cavendishes . On the other hand , the example of a few fine gentlemen , attended by char- iots and livery servants , eating in plate , and drinking Champagne and Tokay , was enough to corrupt his whole army . He thought ...
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