Warren HastingsCambridge University Press, 1896 - 179 pages |
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Page 5
... taken as a peg on which to hang short pieces of history or biography , written with little or no regard to the book supposed to be under review , as in the case of the present Essay , which is professedly a review of Mr. Gleig's " Life ...
... taken as a peg on which to hang short pieces of history or biography , written with little or no regard to the book supposed to be under review , as in the case of the present Essay , which is professedly a review of Mr. Gleig's " Life ...
Page 14
... taken , and most of the English prisoners perished in the Black Hole . In these events originated the greatness of Warren Hastings . The fugitive governor and his companions had taken refuge on the dreary islet of Fulda , near the mouth ...
... taken , and most of the English prisoners perished in the Black Hole . In these events originated the greatness of Warren Hastings . The fugitive governor and his companions had taken refuge on the dreary islet of Fulda , near the mouth ...
Page 22
... taken in company . Ceremony is to a great extent banished . It is every day in the power of a mischievous person to inflict in- numerable annoyances . It is every day in the power of an amiable person to confer little services . It not ...
... taken in company . Ceremony is to a great extent banished . It is every day in the power of a mischievous person to inflict in- numerable annoyances . It is every day in the power of an amiable person to confer little services . It not ...
Page 28
... taken place in Bengal . To the consideration which in that country belongs to high and pure caste , he added the weight which is derived from wealth , talents , and experience . Of his moral character it is difficult to give a notion to ...
... taken place in Bengal . To the consideration which in that country belongs to high and pure caste , he added the weight which is derived from wealth , talents , and experience . Of his moral character it is difficult to give a notion to ...
Page 51
... taken for granted , that the acknowledged compositions of Francis are very decidedly inferior to the anonymous letters . The argument from inferiority , at all events , is one which may be urged with at least equal force against every ...
... taken for granted , that the acknowledged compositions of Francis are very decidedly inferior to the anonymous letters . The argument from inferiority , at all events , is one which may be urged with at least equal force against every ...
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