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Page 470
... passed several months without a twinge . But his hand and foot had been relieved at the expense of his nerves . He became melancholy , fanciful , irritable . The embarrassing state of public affairs , the grave responsibility which lay ...
... passed several months without a twinge . But his hand and foot had been relieved at the expense of his nerves . He became melancholy , fanciful , irritable . The embarrassing state of public affairs , the grave responsibility which lay ...
Page 512
... passing the river on the morrow . The river was passed ; and , at the close of a toilsome day's march , the army , long after sunset , took up its quarters in a grove of mango - trees near Plassey , within a mile of the enemy . Clive ...
... passing the river on the morrow . The river was passed ; and , at the close of a toilsome day's march , the army , long after sunset , took up its quarters in a grove of mango - trees near Plassey , within a mile of the enemy . Clive ...
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... passed for limiting the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court . The bargain which Hastings had made with the Chief Justice was con- demned in the strongest terms ; and an address was presented to the King , praying that Impey might be ...
... passed for limiting the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court . The bargain which Hastings had made with the Chief Justice was con- demned in the strongest terms ; and an address was presented to the King , praying that Impey might be ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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