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... took place , the last Hastings of Daylesford had presented his second son to the rectory of the parish in which the ancient residence of the family stood . The living was of little value ; and the situation of the poor clergyman , after ...
... took place , the last Hastings of Daylesford had presented his second son to the rectory of the parish in which the ancient residence of the family stood . The living was of little value ; and the situation of the poor clergyman , after ...
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... took active and Dangerfields , than Westminster Hall sees in a part on one or the other side . century . Hastings was supported by Barwell . They had It would have been strange indeed , if , at such a not always been friends . But the ...
... took active and Dangerfields , than Westminster Hall sees in a part on one or the other side . century . Hastings was supported by Barwell . They had It would have been strange indeed , if , at such a not always been friends . But the ...
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... took on him- self to regulate every department of the administra tion . Hastings , however , in spite of the general sympathy of his countrymen , was in a most painful situation . There was still an appeal to higher au- thority in ...
... took on him- self to regulate every department of the administra tion . Hastings , however , in spite of the general sympathy of his countrymen , was in a most painful situation . There was still an appeal to higher au- thority in ...
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... took possession of the records , and held a council at which Francis attended . Hastings took the chair in another apartment , and Barwell sat with him . Each of the two parties had a plausible show of right . There was no authority ...
... took possession of the records , and held a council at which Francis attended . Hastings took the chair in another apartment , and Barwell sat with him . Each of the two parties had a plausible show of right . There was no authority ...
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... took measures for resisting the outrageous proceed- ings of the sheriff's officers , if necessary , by the sword . But he had in view another device , which might prevent the necessity of an appeal to arms . He was seldom at a loss for ...
... took measures for resisting the outrageous proceed- ings of the sheriff's officers , if necessary , by the sword . But he had in view another device , which might prevent the necessity of an appeal to arms . He was seldom at a loss for ...
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Page 40 - ... still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There too was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay. There were the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock hangings of Mrs.
Page 40 - The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hall of William Rufus, the hall which had resounded with acclamations at the inauguration of thirty kings, the hall which had witnessed the just sentence of Bacon and the just absolution of Somers, the hall where the eloquence of...
Page 41 - House of Parliament, whose trust he has betrayed. I impeach him in the name of the English nation, whose ancient honor he has sullied. I impeach him in the name of the people of India, whose rights he has trodden under foot, and whose country he has turned into a desert. Lastly, in the name of human nature itself, in the name of both sexes, in the name of every age, in the name of every rank, I impeach the common enemy and oppressor of all !" When the deep murmur of various emotions had subsided,...
Page 40 - He looked like a great man, and not like a bad man. A person small and emaciated, yet deriving dignity from a carriage which, while it indicated deference to the court, indicated also habitual self-possession and self-respect, a high and intellectual forehead, a brow pensive, but not gloomy, a mouth of inflexible decision, a face pale and worn, but serene...
Page 335 - Every man of an immense, crowded audience appeared to me to go away as I did, ready to take up arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child INDEPENDENCE was born. In fifteen years, ie in 1776, he grew up to manhood, and declared himself free.
Page 10 - This purpose, formed in infancy and poverty, grew stronger as his intellect expanded and as his fortune rose. He pursued his plan with that calm but indomitable force of will which was the most striking peculiarity of his character. When, under a tropical sun, he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics, his hopes, amidst all the cares of war, finance, and legislation, still pointed to Daylesford. And when his long public life, so singularly chequered with good and evil, with glory and obloquy, had at length...
Page 40 - The High Court of Parliament was to sit, according to forms handed down from the days of the Plantagenets, on an Englishman accused of exercising tyranny over the lord of the holy city of Benares, and over the ladies of the princely house of Oude.
Page 40 - There were seen, side by side, the greatest painter and the greatest scholar of the age. The spectacle had allured Reynolds from that easel which has preserved to us the thoughtful foreheads of so many writers and statesmen, and the sweet smiles of so many noble matrons.
Page 41 - The energy and pathos of the great orator extorted expressions of unwonted admiration from the stern and hostile chancellor, and for a moment seemed to pierce even the resolute heart of the defendant. The ladies in the galleries, unaccustomed to such displays of eloquence, excited by the solemnity of the occasion, and perhaps not unwilling to display their .taste and sensibility, were in a state of uncontrollable emotion. Handkerchiefs were pulled out, smelling bottles were handed round, hysterical...
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