Warren HastingsCambridge University Press, 1896 - 179 pages |
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Page 11
... human depravity , his habits were such that he was unable to conceive how far from the path of right even kind and noble natures may be hurried by the rage of conflict and the lust of dominion . Hastings had another associate at ...
... human depravity , his habits were such that he was unable to conceive how far from the path of right even kind and noble natures may be hurried by the rage of conflict and the lust of dominion . Hastings had another associate at ...
Page 24
... humanity imposed on them . There was no constitu- tional check on their will , and resistance to them was utterly hopeless . But though thus absolute in reality , the English had not yet assumed the style of sovereignty . They held ...
... humanity imposed on them . There was no constitu- tional check on their will , and resistance to them was utterly hopeless . But though thus absolute in reality , the English had not yet assumed the style of sovereignty . They held ...
Page 28
... human nature only as it appears in our island . What the Italian is to the Englishman , what the Hindoo is to the Italian , what the Bengalee is to other Hindoos , that was Nuncomar to other Bengalees . The physical organisation of the ...
... human nature only as it appears in our island . What the Italian is to the Englishman , what the Hindoo is to the Italian , what the Bengalee is to other Hindoos , that was Nuncomar to other Bengalees . The physical organisation of the ...
Page 29
... human beings can bear a comparison with them . With all his softness , the Bengalee is by no means placable in his enmities , or prone to pity . The pertinacity with which he adheres to his purposes yields only to the immediate pressure ...
... human beings can bear a comparison with them . With all his softness , the Bengalee is by no means placable in his enmities , or prone to pity . The pertinacity with which he adheres to his purposes yields only to the immediate pressure ...
Page 47
... human beings , is bound to take order that such power shall not be barbarously abused ? But we beg pardon of our readers for arguing a point so clear . We hasten to the end of this sad and disgraceful story . The war ceased . The finest ...
... human beings , is bound to take order that such power shall not be barbarously abused ? But we beg pardon of our readers for arguing a point so clear . We hasten to the end of this sad and disgraceful story . The war ceased . The finest ...
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