Warren HastingsLongmans, Green & Company, 1889 - 208 pages |
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... affairs , and his brilliant essays on ' Lord Clive ' and ' Warren Hastings ' show that he did not neglect his opportunities . The knowledge he acquired of India and Indian politics was immense , and enabled him to be of signal service ...
... affairs , and his brilliant essays on ' Lord Clive ' and ' Warren Hastings ' show that he did not neglect his opportunities . The knowledge he acquired of India and Indian politics was immense , and enabled him to be of signal service ...
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... the gravest questions ; and it was possible that he might be wholly excluded , for years together , from the real direction of public affairs . The English functionaries at Fort William had as yet paid 18 WARREN HASTINGS .
... the gravest questions ; and it was possible that he might be wholly excluded , for years together , from the real direction of public affairs . The English functionaries at Fort William had as yet paid 18 WARREN HASTINGS .
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... affairs , and , with the exception of what pertains to mere 20 ceremonial , all foreign affairs , were withdrawn from his control ; but the other departments of the ad- ministration were entirely confided to him . His own stipend ...
... affairs , and , with the exception of what pertains to mere 20 ceremonial , all foreign affairs , were withdrawn from his control ; but the other departments of the ad- ministration were entirely confided to him . His own stipend ...
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... affairs . The object of his diplomacy was at this time simply to get money . The finances of his government were in an em- 5 barrassed state , and this embarrassment he was determined to relieve by some means , fair or foul . The ...
... affairs . The object of his diplomacy was at this time simply to get money . The finances of his government were in an em- 5 barrassed state , and this embarrassment he was determined to relieve by some means , fair or foul . The ...
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... affairs . The 25 ministry of Lord North , in the session of 1773 , intro- duced a measure which made a considerable change in the constitution of the Indian government . This law , known by the name of the Regulating Act , provided that ...
... affairs . The 25 ministry of Lord North , in the session of 1773 , intro- duced a measure which made a considerable change in the constitution of the Indian government . This law , known by the name of the Regulating Act , provided that ...
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