Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Bernh. Tauchnitz jun., 1850 - 349 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 18
Page 78
... Benares offered him diamonds of great value . The Nabob of Oude pressed him to accept a large sum of money and a casket of costly jewels . Clive courteously , but peremptorily refused : and it should be observed that he made no merit of ...
... Benares offered him diamonds of great value . The Nabob of Oude pressed him to accept a large sum of money and a casket of costly jewels . Clive courteously , but peremptorily refused : and it should be observed that he made no merit of ...
Page 281
... Benares , a city which in wealth , population , dignity , and sanctity , was among the foremost of Asia . It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys WARREN HASTINGS . 281.
... Benares , a city which in wealth , population , dignity , and sanctity , was among the foremost of Asia . It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys WARREN HASTINGS . 281.
Page 282
... Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. James's and of the Petit Trianon : and in the bazars , the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Oude were mingled with the jewels of Golconda and the shawls of ...
... Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. James's and of the Petit Trianon : and in the bazars , the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Oude were mingled with the jewels of Golconda and the shawls of ...
Page 283
... Benares , there has been much warm and acute controversy . On the one side , it has been maintained that Cheyte Sing was merely a great subject on whom the superior power had a right to call for aid in the necessities of the empire . On ...
... Benares , there has been much warm and acute controversy . On the one side , it has been maintained that Cheyte Sing was merely a great subject on whom the superior power had a right to call for aid in the necessities of the empire . On ...
Page 287
... Benares to Oude , as he had formerly sold Allahabad and Rohilcund . The matter was one which could not be well managed at a distance ; and Hastings resolved to visit Be- nares . Cheyte Sing received his liege lord with every mark of ...
... Benares to Oude , as he had formerly sold Allahabad and Rohilcund . The matter was one which could not be well managed at a distance ; and Hastings resolved to visit Be- nares . Cheyte Sing received his liege lord with every mark of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accused appeared army authority Benares Bengal British Burke Calcutta Carnatic Catholic century character charge Cheyte Sing chief Church of Rome Clive command Company Congreve Council Country Wife court Daylesford defence doctrine Dupleix East eminent empire enemies England English Europe European favour feeling force Fort St fortune Francis French friends functionaries gentleman Gleig Governor Governor-General hand Hastings Hindoo honour hundred impeachment Impey India judges justice Leigh Hunt letters Lord Clive Lord Holland Macaulay Madras Mahratta Meer Jaffier ment mind minister Mogul Moorshedabad morality Munny Begum Nabob Nabob Vizier nation native never Nuncomar Omichund Oude Parliament passed person Pitt poet political princes Protestant Protestantism province Rajah Reformation Rohilla scarcely seemed sent sepoys servants soldiers soon spirit strong Surajah Dowlah talents thing thousand pounds tion took triumph troops truth victory vote Warren Hastings whole Wycherley