Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3Hurd and Houghton, 1874 |
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Page 17
... equal division a casting vote . It therefore happened not unfrequently that he was overruled on the gravest questions ; and it was possible that he might be wholly excluded , for years together , from the real direction of public ...
... equal division a casting vote . It therefore happened not unfrequently that he was overruled on the gravest questions ; and it was possible that he might be wholly excluded , for years together , from the real direction of public ...
Page 37
... equal force against every claimant that has ever been mentioned , with the single exception of Burke ; and it would be a waste of time to prove that Burke was not Junius . And what conclusion , after all , can be drawn from mere ...
... equal force against every claimant that has ever been mentioned , with the single exception of Burke ; and it would be a waste of time to prove that Burke was not Junius . And what conclusion , after all , can be drawn from mere ...
Page 79
... equal sum was exacted . In 1780 , the demand was renewed . Cheyte Sing , in the hope of obtaining some indulgence , secretly offered the Governor - General a bribe of twenty thou sand pounds . Hastings took the money , and his ene- mies ...
... equal sum was exacted . In 1780 , the demand was renewed . Cheyte Sing , in the hope of obtaining some indulgence , secretly offered the Governor - General a bribe of twenty thou sand pounds . Hastings took the money , and his ene- mies ...
Page 96
... equal to almost any trial . It was not sweet ; but it was calm . Quick and vigorous as his intellect was , the patience with which he endured the most cruel vexations , till a remedy could be found , resembled the patience of stu ...
... equal to almost any trial . It was not sweet ; but it was calm . Quick and vigorous as his intellect was , the patience with which he endured the most cruel vexations , till a remedy could be found , resembled the patience of stu ...
Page 100
... equal security and prosperity . For the first time within living mem- ory , the province was placed under a government strong enough to prevent others from robbing , and not inclined to play the robber itself . These things in- spired ...
... equal security and prosperity . For the first time within living mem- ory , the province was placed under a government strong enough to prevent others from robbing , and not inclined to play the robber itself . These things in- spired ...
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