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Page 490
... Nabob as an inde- pendent prince , there was an excellent plea for doing so . He was independent , in fact . If it was convenient to treat him as a mere deputy of the Court of Delhi , there was no difficulty ; for he was so in theory ...
... Nabob as an inde- pendent prince , there was an excellent plea for doing so . He was independent , in fact . If it was convenient to treat him as a mere deputy of the Court of Delhi , there was no difficulty ; for he was so in theory ...
Page 506
... Nabob had slept off his debauch , and permitted the door to be opened . But it was some time before the soldiers could make a lane for the survivors , by piling up on each side the heaps of corpses on which the burning climate had ...
... Nabob had slept off his debauch , and permitted the door to be opened . But it was some time before the soldiers could make a lane for the survivors , by piling up on each side the heaps of corpses on which the burning climate had ...
Page 539
... Nabob , with an immense fortune , a tawny complexion , a bad liver , and a worse heart . Such , as far as we can now judge , was the feeling of the country respecting Nabobs in general . And Clive was eminently the Nabob , the ablest ...
... Nabob , with an immense fortune , a tawny complexion , a bad liver , and a worse heart . Such , as far as we can now judge , was the feeling of the country respecting Nabobs in general . And Clive was eminently the Nabob , the ablest ...
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HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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