Critical and historical essaysDent, 1966 |
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Page 621
... Hastings could con- veniently spare . The Major obtained a seat in Parliament , and was there regarded as the organ of his employer . It was evidently impossible that a gentleman so situated could speak with the authority which belongs ...
... Hastings could con- veniently spare . The Major obtained a seat in Parliament , and was there regarded as the organ of his employer . It was evidently impossible that a gentleman so situated could speak with the authority which belongs ...
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... Hastings had not been so blameless , nor was the great party of Fox and North so feeble , that it could be prudent to venture on so bold a defiance . The leaders of the Opposition ... Hastings with regard to Rohilcund Warren Hastings 627.
... Hastings had not been so blameless , nor was the great party of Fox and North so feeble , that it could be prudent to venture on so bold a defiance . The leaders of the Opposition ... Hastings with regard to Rohilcund Warren Hastings 627.
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... Hastings stooped so low as to court the aid of that malignant and filthy baboon John Williams , who called himself Anthony Pasquin . It was necessary to subsidise such allies largely . The private hoards of Mrs. Hastings had disappeared ...
... Hastings stooped so low as to court the aid of that malignant and filthy baboon John Williams , who called himself Anthony Pasquin . It was necessary to subsidise such allies largely . The private hoards of Mrs. Hastings had disappeared ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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