Critical and historical essaysDent, 1966 |
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Page 420
... success ; but they began to hint that the drain on the resources of the State was un- exampled , and that the public debt was increasing with a speed at which Montague or Godolphin would have stood aghast . Some of the acquisitions made ...
... success ; but they began to hint that the drain on the resources of the State was un- exampled , and that the public debt was increasing with a speed at which Montague or Godolphin would have stood aghast . Some of the acquisitions made ...
Page 427
... success , eager to be , in show as well as in reality , the head of the Government . He had engaged in an undertaking in which a screen was absolutely necessary to his success , and even to his safety . He found an excellent screen ...
... success , eager to be , in show as well as in reality , the head of the Government . He had engaged in an undertaking in which a screen was absolutely necessary to his success , and even to his safety . He found an excellent screen ...
Page 590
... successful as most of his under- takings . The commanding officer procrastinated . authorities at Bombay blundered . But ... success . He subsequently com- manded in the south of India against the brave and unfortunate Lally , gained the ...
... successful as most of his under- takings . The commanding officer procrastinated . authorities at Bombay blundered . But ... success . He subsequently com- manded in the south of India against the brave and unfortunate Lally , gained the ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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