Warren HastingsAllyn and Bacon, 1892 - 394 pages |
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Page 249
... lands which his ancestors had pos- sessed , and which had passed into the hands of strangers , filled his young brain with wild fancies and projects . He loved to hear stories of the wealth and greatness of Warren Hastings . 249.
... lands which his ancestors had pos- sessed , and which had passed into the hands of strangers , filled his young brain with wild fancies and projects . He loved to hear stories of the wealth and greatness of Warren Hastings . 249.
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... hand , and even sat up in his cabin while he slept . Long before the Duke of Grafton reached Madras , Hastings was in love . But his love was of a most characteristic description . Like his hatred , like his ambition , like all his ...
... hand , and even sat up in his cabin while he slept . Long before the Duke of Grafton reached Madras , Hastings was in love . But his love was of a most characteristic description . Like his hatred , like his ambition , like all his ...
Page 262
... hands , and was , to a great extent , at his disposal . The collection of the rev- enue , the administration of justice , the maintenance of order , were left to this high functionary ; and for the exer- cise of his immense power he was ...
... hands , and was , to a great extent , at his disposal . The collection of the rev- enue , the administration of justice , the maintenance of order , were left to this high functionary ; and for the exer- cise of his immense power he was ...
Page 264
... unwilling to place a Mussulman at the head of the administration of Bengal . On the other hand , he could not bring himself to confer immense power on a man to whom every sort of villany had 264 Historical Essays of Macaulay .
... unwilling to place a Mussulman at the head of the administration of Bengal . On the other hand , he could not bring himself to confer immense power on a man to whom every sort of villany had 264 Historical Essays of Macaulay .
Page 266
... hand , Hastings had no feelings of hostility . Nevertheless he proceeded to execute the instructions of the Company with an alacrity which he never showed , except when instructions were in perfect conformity with his own views . He had ...
... hand , Hastings had no feelings of hostility . Nevertheless he proceeded to execute the instructions of the Company with an alacrity which he never showed , except when instructions were in perfect conformity with his own views . He had ...
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Page 368 - who, when the trial commenced, was a, fierce opponent of Mr. Pitt's government, and who was now a member of that government, while Thurlow, who presided in the court when it first sat, estranged from all his old allies, sat
Page 297 - would take no denial. He went himself to the General's house, and at length brought his vanquished rival in triumph to the gay circle which surrounded the bride. The exertion was too much for a frame broken by mortification as well as by disease.
Page 345 - closely allied together, were attacking the influence of the crown, and calling for peace with the American republic. It continued till Burke, alienated from Fox, and loaded with the favors of the crown, died, preaching a crusade against the
Page 285 - of the Governor-General. In talents for business, in knowledge of the country, in general courtesy of demeanor, he was decidedly superior to his persecutors. The servants of the Company were naturally disposed to side with the most distinguished member of their own body against a
Page 292 - not to be forgotten. The head of the combination which had been formed against him, the richest, the most powerful, the most artful of the Hindoos, distinguished by the favor of those who then held the government, fenced round by the superstitious reverence of millions, was hanged in broad day before many thousands of people.
Page 292 - council-board, he was still to be feared. The lesson which he gave them was indeed a lesson not to be forgotten. The head of the combination which had been formed against him, the richest, the most powerful, the most artful of the Hindoos, distinguished by the
Page 365 - attracted most of the attention of Parliament and of the country. It was the one great event of that season. But in the following year the King's illness, the debates on the
Page 330 - the Emperor Joseph, was formed and superintended by him. He boasted that every public office, without exception, which existed when he left Bengal, was his creation. It is quite true that this system, after all the improvements suggested by the experience of sixty years, still needs improvement, and that it was at first far more defective than it now is. But whoever
Page 370 - made in Parliament. It is a grave and forcible argument, decorated by the most brilliant wit and fancy. Hastings was, however, safe. But in every thing except character, he would have been far better off if, when first impeached, he had at once pleaded guilty, and paid a fine of fifty thousand pounds. He was a