Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Bernh. Tauchnitz jun., 1850 - 349 pages |
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... thousand spectators . It was with reason thought that this gross violation of public faith absolved the inhabi- tants of Madras from the engagements into which they had entered with Labourdonnais . Clive fled from the town by night in ...
... thousand spectators . It was with reason thought that this gross violation of public faith absolved the inhabi- tants of Madras from the engagements into which they had entered with Labourdonnais . Clive fled from the town by night in ...
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... thousand pie- ces . Nothing more than a nominal dignity was left to the abject heirs of an illustrious name , Charles the Bald , and Charles the Fat , and Charles the Simple . Fierce invaders , differing from each other in race ...
... thousand pie- ces . Nothing more than a nominal dignity was left to the abject heirs of an illustrious name , Charles the Bald , and Charles the Fat , and Charles the Simple . Fierce invaders , differing from each other in race ...
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... thousand miles of sea , and possessing in India only a few acres for purposes of commerce , would , in less than a hundred years , spread its em- pire from Cape Comorin to the eternal snow of the Hima- layas ; would compel Mahratta and ...
... thousand miles of sea , and possessing in India only a few acres for purposes of commerce , would , in less than a hundred years , spread its em- pire from Cape Comorin to the eternal snow of the Hima- layas ; would compel Mahratta and ...
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... thousand sepoys , dis- ciplined after the European fashion , to the assistance of his confederates . A battle was fought . The French distinguished themselves greatly . Anaverdy Khan was defeated and slain . His son , Mahommed Ali , who ...
... thousand sepoys , dis- ciplined after the European fashion , to the assistance of his confederates . A battle was fought . The French distinguished themselves greatly . Anaverdy Khan was defeated and slain . His son , Mahommed Ali , who ...
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... thousand cavalry . It was announced that no mint would be suffered to exist in the Carnatic except that at Pondicherry . A large portion of the treasures which former Viceroys of the Deccan had accumu- lated found its way into the ...
... thousand cavalry . It was announced that no mint would be suffered to exist in the Carnatic except that at Pondicherry . A large portion of the treasures which former Viceroys of the Deccan had accumu- lated found its way into the ...
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