 ... Napoleon. The sepoys came to Clive, not to complain of their scanty fare, but to propose that all the grain should be given to the Europeans, who required more nourishment than the natives of Asia. The thin gruel, they said, which was strained away...  History of India - Page 69by William C. Pearce - 1876 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1840 - 662 pages
...thin gruel, they said, which was strained away from the rice, would suffice for themselves. History contains no more touching instance of military fidelity, or of the influence of a commanding mind. An attempt made by the government of Madras to relieve the place had failed. But there was hope from... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 pages
...thin gruel, they said, which was strained away from the rice, would suffice for themselves. History contains no more touching instance of military fidelity, or of the influence of a commanding mind. An attempt made by the government of Madras to relieve the place had failed. But there was hope from... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...thin gruel, they said, which was strained away from the rice, would suffice for themselves. History at in a force composed of men differing V«». III.— 41 An attempt made by the government of Ma dras to relieve the place had failed. But... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...thin gruel, they said, which was strained away from the rice, would suffice for themselves. History contains no more touching instance of military fidelity, or of the influence of a commanding miad. VOL. III.— H An attempt made by the government of Ma dras to relieve the place had failed.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1853 - 596 pages
...of men differing widely from each other in extraction, colour, language, manners, and religion. But the devotion of the little band to its chief surpassed anything that is related of the Tenth Legion of Caesar, or of the Old Guard of Napoleon. The sepoys came to Clive, not to complain of their scanty... | |
 | Pharoah and Co - 1855 - 774 pages
...of men differing widely from each other in extraction, colour, language, manners, and religion. But the devotion of the little band to its chief surpassed anything that is related of the Tenth Legion of Caesar, or of the Old Guard of Napoleon. " The sepoys came to Clivc, not to complain of their scanty... | |
 | Pharoah and Co - 1855 - 768 pages
...thin gruel, they said, which was strained away from the rice, would suffice for themselves. History contains no more touching instance of military fidelity, or of the influence of a commanding mind. believed that Englishmen could fight, but that he would willingly help them since he saw that they... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...thin gruel, they said, which was strained away from the rice, would suffice for themselves. History contains no more touching instance of military fidelity, or of the influence of a commanding mind. Vol. Ш.— 41 An attempt made by the government of Ma dras to relieve the place had failed. But there... | |
 | Charles William Jones - 1859 - 120 pages
...thin gruel, they said, which was strained away from the rice would suffice for themselves. History contains no more touching instance of military fidelity, or of the influence of a commanding mind. An attempt made by the government of Madras to relieve the place had failed ; but there was hope from... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 820 pages
...thin gruel, they said, which was strained away from the rice, would suffice for themselves. History contains no more touching instance of military fidelity, or of the influence of a commanding mind. An attempt made by the government of Ma dras to relieve the place had failed. But there was hope from... | |
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