Warren HastingsChautauqua Press, 1886 - 183 pages |
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Page 210
... empire would have been carried into complete effect . The authorities in England had wisely sent out to Bengal , as commander of the forces and member of the Council , one of the most dis- tinguished soldiers of that time . Sir Eyre ...
... empire would have been carried into complete effect . The authorities in England had wisely sent out to Bengal , as commander of the forces and member of the Council , one of the most dis- tinguished soldiers of that time . Sir Eyre ...
Page 220
... empire . That empire he ruled with the ability , severity , and vigilance of Lewis the Eleventh . Licentious in his pleasures , implacable in his revenge , he had yet enlargement of mind enough to perceive how much the prosperity of ...
... empire . That empire he ruled with the ability , severity , and vigilance of Lewis the Eleventh . Licentious in his pleasures , implacable in his revenge , he had yet enlargement of mind enough to perceive how much the prosperity of ...
Page 274
... empire of Britain had originated , and set forth the con- stitution of the Company and of the English presidencies . Having thus attempted to com- municate to his hearers an idea of Eastern society , as vivid as that which existed in ...
... empire of Britain had originated , and set forth the con- stitution of the Company and of the English presidencies . Having thus attempted to com- municate to his hearers an idea of Eastern society , as vivid as that which existed in ...
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