Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3Hurd and Houghton, 1874 |
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Page 53
... friends . of the administration with his usual dexterity and alertness . Fifty peers and privy councillors , seldom seen so far eastward , were counted in the crowd . The debate lasted till midnight . The opponents of Has- tings had a ...
... friends . of the administration with his usual dexterity and alertness . Fifty peers and privy councillors , seldom seen so far eastward , were counted in the crowd . The debate lasted till midnight . The opponents of Has- tings had a ...
Page 62
... promote an arrangement which would set him at liberty . A compact was made , by which Francis agreed to desist from opposition , and Hastings engaged that the friends of Francis should be admitted to a fair share 62 WARREN HASTINGS .
... promote an arrangement which would set him at liberty . A compact was made , by which Francis agreed to desist from opposition , and Hastings engaged that the friends of Francis should be admitted to a fair share 62 WARREN HASTINGS .
Page 63
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. friends of Francis should be admitted to a fair share of the honours and emoluments of the service . During a few months after this treaty there was apparent har- mony at the council - board ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. friends of Francis should be admitted to a fair share of the honours and emoluments of the service . During a few months after this treaty there was apparent har- mony at the council - board ...
Page 64
... friends , with the thermometer at ninety - six in the shade , for the emolu- ments which will content him in chambers that over- look the Thames . Accordingly , the fees at Calcutta are about three times as great as the fees of Westmin ...
... friends , with the thermometer at ninety - six in the shade , for the emolu- ments which will content him in chambers that over- look the Thames . Accordingly , the fees at Calcutta are about three times as great as the fees of Westmin ...
Page 103
... friends refused to quit him till the low coast of Bengal was fading from the view , and till the pilot was leaving ... friend Hastings an indulgence of which his own conduct never stood in need . The voyage was , for those times , very ...
... friends refused to quit him till the low coast of Bengal was fading from the view , and till the pilot was leaving ... friend Hastings an indulgence of which his own conduct never stood in need . The voyage was , for those times , very ...
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