Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Bernh. Tauchnitz jun., 1850 - 349 pages |
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Page 31
... favour . But when the resolution was re- ported to the House , things took a different course . The remnant of the Tory Opposition , contemptible as it was , had yet sufficient weight to turn the scale between the nicely - ba- lanced ...
... favour . But when the resolution was re- ported to the House , things took a different course . The remnant of the Tory Opposition , contemptible as it was , had yet sufficient weight to turn the scale between the nicely - ba- lanced ...
Page 43
... favour of the conspirators , and his vigour and firmness bore down all opposition . It was determined that the English should lend their powerful assistance to depose Surajah Dowlah , and to place Meer Jaffier on the throne of Bengal ...
... favour of the conspirators , and his vigour and firmness bore down all opposition . It was determined that the English should lend their powerful assistance to depose Surajah Dowlah , and to place Meer Jaffier on the throne of Bengal ...
Page 45
... favour . But another difficulty arose . Admiral Watson had scruples about signing the red treaty . Omichund's vigilance and acuteness were such that the absence of so important a name would probably awaken his suspicions . But Clive was ...
... favour . But another difficulty arose . Admiral Watson had scruples about signing the red treaty . Omichund's vigilance and acuteness were such that the absence of so important a name would probably awaken his suspicions . But Clive was ...
Page 50
... favour of Clive , who , with dissimulation surpassing even the dissi- mulation of Bengal , had up to that day treated him with undi- minished kindness . The white treaty was produced and read . Clive then turned to Mr. Scrafton , one of ...
... favour of Clive , who , with dissimulation surpassing even the dissi- mulation of Bengal , had up to that day treated him with undi- minished kindness . The white treaty was produced and read . Clive then turned to Mr. Scrafton , one of ...
Page 58
... favour him . Shah Alum found it easy to draw to his standard great num- bers of the military adventurers with whom every part of the country swarmed . An army of forty thousand men , of various races and religions , Mahrattas , Rohillas ...
... favour him . Shah Alum found it easy to draw to his standard great num- bers of the military adventurers with whom every part of the country swarmed . An army of forty thousand men , of various races and religions , Mahrattas , Rohillas ...
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