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Page 411
... Omichund . This Omichund had been one of the wealthiest native merchants resident at Calcutta , and had sustained great losses in conse- quence of the Nabob's expedition against that place . In the course of his commercial transactions ...
... Omichund . This Omichund had been one of the wealthiest native merchants resident at Calcutta , and had sustained great losses in conse- quence of the Nabob's expedition against that place . In the course of his commercial transactions ...
Page 413
... Omichund produced with miraculous readiness . All was going well ; the plot was nearly ripe ; when Clive learned that Omichund was likely to play false . The artful Bengalee had been promised a liberal compensation for all that he had ...
... Omichund produced with miraculous readiness . All was going well ; the plot was nearly ripe ; when Clive learned that Omichund was likely to play false . The artful Bengalee had been promised a liberal compensation for all that he had ...
Page 414
... Omichund's match in Omichund's own arts . The man , he said , was a villain . Any artifice which would defeat such knavery was justifiable . The best course would be to promise what was asked . Omichund would soon be at their mercy ...
... Omichund's match in Omichund's own arts . The man , he said , was a villain . Any artifice which would defeat such knavery was justifiable . The best course would be to promise what was asked . Omichund would soon be at their mercy ...
Page 418
... Omichund . " " Omi- chund , " said Mr. Scrafton in Hindostanee , " the red treaty is a trick . You are to have nothing . " Omichund fell back insensible into the arms of his attendants . He revived ; but his mind was irreparably ruined ...
... Omichund . " " Omi- chund , " said Mr. Scrafton in Hindostanee , " the red treaty is a trick . You are to have nothing . " Omichund fell back insensible into the arms of his attendants . He revived ; but his mind was irreparably ruined ...
Page 420
... Omichund , retaliated by lying and forging , and breaking faith , after their fashion , it is our firm belief that no courage or capacity could have upheld our empire . Sir John Malcolm admits that Clive's breach of faith could be ...
... Omichund , retaliated by lying and forging , and breaking faith , after their fashion , it is our firm belief that no courage or capacity could have upheld our empire . Sir John Malcolm admits that Clive's breach of faith could be ...
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