 This purpose, formed in infancy and poverty, grew stronger as his intellect expanded and as his fortune rose. He pursued his plan with that calm but indomitable force of will which was the most striking peculiarity of his character. When, under a tropical...  Cassell's illustrated history of India - Page 144by James Grant - 1883Full view - About this book
 | 1842 - 654 pages
...the most striking peculiarity of his character. When, under a tropical sun, he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics, his hopes, amidst all the cares of war,...ever, it was to Daylesford that he retired to die. When he was eight years old, his uncle, Howard, determined to take charge of him, and to give him a... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 pages
...the most striking peculiarity of his character. When, under a tropical sun, he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics, his hopes, amidst all the cares of war,...ever, it was to Daylesford that he retired to die. When he was eight years old, his uncle, Howard, determined to take charge of him, and to give him a... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854 - 354 pages
...the most striking peculiarity of his character. When, under a tropical sun, he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics, his hopes, amidst all the cares of war,...Daylesford. And when his long public life, so singularly checkered with good and evil, with glory and obloquy, had at length closed for ever, it was at Daylesford... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1859 - 368 pages
...rebuilt the family mansion. " When, under a tropical sun," says Macaulay, " he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics, his hopes, amidst all the cares of war,...ever, it was to Daylesford that he retired to die." Sir Charles Napier was another Indian leader of extraordinary courage and determination. As he once... | |
 | 1859 - 620 pages
...millions of Asiatics ; " but," says Lord Macaulay, " when his long public life, so singularly checkered with good and evil, with glory and obloquy, had at length closed forever, it was to Daylsford he retired to die." Pages might be filled with the names of those statesmen... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1859 - 618 pages
...millions of Asiatics ; " but," says Lord Macaulay, " when his long public life, so singularly checkered with good and evil, with glory and obloquy, had at length closed forever, it was to Daylsford he retired to die." Pages might be filled with the names of those statesmen... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1088 pages
...the most striking peculiarity of his character. When, under a tropical sun, he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics, his hopes, amidst all the cares of war,...evil, with glory and obloquy, had at length closed forever, it was to Daylesthat he retired to die. When he was eight years old, his uncle Howard determined... | |
 | John Timbs - 1860 - 332 pages
...Asiaties, his hopes, (midst all the cares of war, finance, and legislation, still pointed to Daylsford. And when his long public life, so singularly chequered...obloquy, had at length closed for ever, it was to CayUford he retired to die " GIBBON, THE HISTORIAN — HIS SCHOOLS AND PLAN OF STUDY. Edward Gibbon,... | |
 | 1861 - 686 pages
...sold to strangers. He determined to recover it. " When under a tropical sun he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics, his hopes, amidst all the cares of war,...ever, it was to Daylesford that he retired to die." In 1669, when the French aristocracy* was becoming too numerous to maintain its ancient independence,... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1861 - 448 pages
...rebuilt the family mansion. " When, under a tropical sun," says Macaulay, " he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics, his hopes, amidst all the cares of war,...Daylesford. And when his long public life, so singularly checkered with good and evil, with glory and obloquy, had at length closed forever, it was to Daylesford... | |
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