 Plassey had placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure ; an opulent city lay at my mercy ; its richest bankers bid against each other for my smiles ; I walked through vaults which were thrown open to me alone, piled on either hand with gold...  The History of the British Settlements in India - Page 79by The Committee of General Literature and Education appointed by The Society for the Promoting of Christian Knowledge - 1855 - 414 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Robert Gleig - 1848 - 332 pages
...marked my proceedings? Consider the situation in which the victory at Plassey placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure ; an opulent city lay...on either hand with gold and jewels! Mr. Chairman," cried he, warming with his subject, and striking his hand against his brow, " this moment I stand astonished... | |
 | George Robert Gleig - 1848 - 332 pages
...marked my proceedings ? Consider the situation in which the victory at Plassey placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure ; an opulent city lay...either hand with gold and jewels ! Mr. Chairman," cried he, warming with his subject, and striking his hand against his brow, " this moment I stand astonished... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1877 - 244 pages
...his words are — "Consider the situation in which the victory of Plassey placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure ; an opulent city lay...alone, piled on either hand with gold and jewels." (See Gleig's Life of Lord Clive, p. 297.) P. 91, 1. 32. Brncc the deliverer of Scotland, &c. It would... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay - 1886 - 246 pages
...his words are — " Consider the situation in which the victory of Plassey placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure ; an opulent city lay...alone, piled on either hand with gold and jewels." (See Gleig's Life of Lord Clive, p. 297.) P. 91, 1. 32. Hruce the deliverer of Scotland. &c. It would... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1889 - 168 pages
...his words are —' Consider the situation in which the victory of Plassey placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure; an opulent city lay...alone, piled on either hand with gold and jewels.' (See Gleig's 'Life of Lord Clive,' p. 297.)" —CB ' . . P. 119,1. 27. Ordinary criminal justice. The... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1891 - 242 pages
...his words are — " Consider the situation in which the victory of Plassey placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure ; an opulent city lay...alone, piled on either hand with gold and jewels." (See Gleig's Life of Lord Clive, p. 297.) P. 91, 1. 32. Brnce the deliverer of Scotland, &c. It would... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1893 - 198 pages
...marked my proceedings ? Consider the situation in which the victory at Plassey placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure ; an opulent city lay...either hand with gold and jewels ! Mr. Chairman," cried he, warming with his subject, and striking his hand against his brow, " this moment I stand astonished... | |
 | Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot - 1899 - 364 pages
...proceedings ? Consider the situation in which the victory at Plassey had placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure ; an opulent city lay...on either hand with gold and jewels ! Mr Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation ! ' In the course of a few weeks the Select... | |
 | Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot - 1899 - 362 pages
...proceedings ? Consider the situation in which the victory at Plassey had placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure ; an opulent city lay...on either hand with gold and jewels ! Mr Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation ! ' In the course of a few weeks the Select... | |
 | Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot - 1899 - 360 pages
...proceedings ? Consider the situation in which the victory at Plassey had placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure ; an opulent city lay at my mercy j its richest bankers bid against each other for my smiles ; I walked through vaults which were thrown... | |
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