Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3Hurd and Houghton, 1874 |
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... royal army , and , after spending half his property in the cause of King Charles , was glad to ransom himself by making over most of the remaining half to Speaker Lenthal . The old seat at Daylesford still remained in the family ; but ...
... royal army , and , after spending half his property in the cause of King Charles , was glad to ransom himself by making over most of the remaining half to Speaker Lenthal . The old seat at Daylesford still remained in the family ; but ...
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... royal title ; but in the time of Warren Hastings such an assumption would have been considered by the Mahommedans of India as a monstrous impiety . The Prince of Oude , though he held the power , did not venture to use the style of ...
... royal title ; but in the time of Warren Hastings such an assumption would have been considered by the Mahommedans of India as a monstrous impiety . The Prince of Oude , though he held the power , did not venture to use the style of ...
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... Royal . He brought home a fortune such as a Governor - General , fond of state , and careless of thrift , might easily , during so long a tenure of office , save out of his legal salary . Mrs. Hastings , we are afraid , was less ...
... Royal . He brought home a fortune such as a Governor - General , fond of state , and careless of thrift , might easily , during so long a tenure of office , save out of his legal salary . Mrs. Hastings , we are afraid , was less ...
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... was rumoured , to the royal family , and a certain richly carved ivory bed which the Queen had done him the honour to accept from him , were favourite subjects of ridicule . One lively poet proposed , that 108 WARREN HASTINGS .
... was rumoured , to the royal family , and a certain richly carved ivory bed which the Queen had done him the honour to accept from him , were favourite subjects of ridicule . One lively poet proposed , that 108 WARREN HASTINGS .
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... royal pleasure about a patent of peerage . The very title was chosen . Hastings was to be Lord Daylesford . For , through all changes of scene and changes of fortune , remained unchanged his attachment to the spot which had witnessed ...
... royal pleasure about a patent of peerage . The very title was chosen . Hastings was to be Lord Daylesford . For , through all changes of scene and changes of fortune , remained unchanged his attachment to the spot which had witnessed ...
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