Warren HastingsCambridge University Press, 1896 - 179 pages |
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Page 8
... less than some of the younger shoots . But the Daylesford family , though not ennobled , was wealthy and highly considered , till , about two hundred years ago , it was overwhelmed by the great ruin of the civil The Hastings of that ...
... less than some of the younger shoots . But the Daylesford family , though not ennobled , was wealthy and highly considered , till , about two hundred years ago , it was overwhelmed by the great ruin of the civil The Hastings of that ...
Page 16
... less , timid , accustomed to crouch under oppression . To keep the stronger race from preying on the weaker was an undertaking which tasked to the utmost the talents and energy of Clive . Vansittart , with fair in- tentions , was a ...
... less , timid , accustomed to crouch under oppression . To keep the stronger race from preying on the weaker was an undertaking which tasked to the utmost the talents and energy of Clive . Vansittart , with fair in- tentions , was a ...
Page 25
... less real share than the youngest writer or cadet in the Company's service . The English council which represented the Company at Calcutta was constituted on a very different plan from that which has since been adopted . At present the ...
... less real share than the youngest writer or cadet in the Company's service . The English council which represented the Company at Calcutta was constituted on a very different plan from that which has since been adopted . At present the ...
Page 48
... less than two years after he assumed the government , he had , without imposing any additional burdens on the people subject to his authority , added about four hundred and fifty thousand pounds to the annual income of the Company ...
... less than two years after he assumed the government , he had , without imposing any additional burdens on the people subject to his authority , added about four hundred and fifty thousand pounds to the annual income of the Company ...
Page 69
... , dignity in the sufferer , solemnity in the proceeding , was found in this case . The help- less rage and vain struggles of the Council made the triumph more signal . From that moment the convic- tion WARREN HASTINGS . 69.
... , dignity in the sufferer , solemnity in the proceeding , was found in this case . The help- less rage and vain struggles of the Council made the triumph more signal . From that moment the convic- tion WARREN HASTINGS . 69.
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