Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Bernh. Tauchnitz jun., 1850 - 349 pages |
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... is bare justice to Clive to say that , proud and overbearing as he was , kindness was never thrown away upon him . He cheerfully placed himself under the orders of his old friend , and exerted himself as strenuously in LORD CLIVE . 25.
... is bare justice to Clive to say that , proud and overbearing as he was , kindness was never thrown away upon him . He cheerfully placed himself under the orders of his old friend , and exerted himself as strenuously in LORD CLIVE . 25.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay. his old friend , and exerted himself as strenuously in the second post as he could have ... friends . Dupleix , not inferior in talents for negotiation and intrigue to any European who has borne a part in the ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay. his old friend , and exerted himself as strenuously in the second post as he could have ... friends . Dupleix , not inferior in talents for negotiation and intrigue to any European who has borne a part in the ...
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... friend and commander , Lawrence . It may easily be supposed that Clive was most cordially welcomed home by his family , who were delighted by his suc- cess , though they seem to have been hardly able to comprehend how their naughty idle ...
... friend and commander , Lawrence . It may easily be supposed that Clive was most cordially welcomed home by his family , who were delighted by his suc- cess , though they seem to have been hardly able to comprehend how their naughty idle ...
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... friend of Walpole , as the devoted adherent of the Duke of Cumberland . After wavering till the last moment , they determined to vote in a body with the Prime Minister's 1 friends . The consequence was that the House , by LORD CLIVE . 31.
... friend of Walpole , as the devoted adherent of the Duke of Cumberland . After wavering till the last moment , they determined to vote in a body with the Prime Minister's 1 friends . The consequence was that the House , by LORD CLIVE . 31.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay. friends . The consequence was that the House , by a small majority , rescinded the decision of the committee , and Clive was unseated . Ejected from Parliament and straitened in his means , he naturally began ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay. friends . The consequence was that the House , by a small majority , rescinded the decision of the committee , and Clive was unseated . Ejected from Parliament and straitened in his means , he naturally began ...
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