 ... if he had taken the advice of that council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting broken up when he was himself again. He retired alone under the shade of some trees, and passed near an hour there in thought....  Macaulay's Essay on Lord Clive - Page 69by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1902 - 186 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1840 - 612 pages
...of some trees, and passed near an hour there in thought. He came back determined to put every thing to the hazard, and gave orders that all should be...day's march, the army, long after sunset, took up its quarters in a grove of mango- trees near Plassey, -within a mile of the enemy. Clive was unable to... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 pages
...of some trees, and passed near an hour there in thought. He came back determined to put every thing to the hazard, and gave orders that all should be in readiness for passing the river on the morrow. Tho river was passed, and at the close of a toilttiinic day's march, the army, long after sunset, took... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 pages
...alone under the shade of some trees, and passed near an hour there in thought. He came back determined to put everything to the hazard, and gave orders that...day's march, the army, long after sunset, took up its quarters in a grove of mango-trees near Plassey, within a mile of the enemy. Clive was unable to sleep:... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...of some trees, and passed near an hour there in thought. He came back determined to put every thing nds. 7* quarters in a grove of mangotrees near Plassey, within a mile of the enemy. Clive was unable to sleep:... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...of some trees, and passed near an hour there in thought. He came back determined lo pul every thing to the hazard, and gave orders that all should be...day's march, the army, long after sunset, took up its quarters in a grove of mangotrees near Plassey, within a mile of the enemy. Clive was unable to sleep... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...thought. He came back determined to put every thing to the hazard, and gave orders that all should I m. Horsley and Home Tooke are both clergymen ; therefore the being a clergyman is quarters in a grove of mangotrees near Plassey, within a mile of the enemy. Clive was unable to sleep... | |
 | 1854 - 760 pages
...alone under the shade of some trees, and passed near an hour there in thought. He came back determined to put everything to the hazard, and gave orders that...in readiness for passing the river on the morrow." — MACAULAY.] BENEATH the thick old mango-trees the trunks are growing black ; The night-hawk screams... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 770 pages
...He came back determined to put every th;ng 10 1 the hazard, and gave orders that all should be 329 In readiness for passing the river on the morrow. The river was passed, and at the close of a toihome day's march, the army, long alter sunset, took up its quarters in a grove of mangotrees near... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 752 pages
...of some trees, and passed near an hour there in thought, He came back determined to put every thing to the hazard, and gave orders that all should be In readiness for passing the river on the mor-1 row. The river was passed, and at the close of a toilsome day's march, the army, long after sunset,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...He came back determined to put every thing to the hazard, and gave orders 'hat all should be 82» b pacy; and the republic of Venice is gone, quarters in a grove of mangotrees near Plassey, within a mile of the enemy. Clive was unable to sleep... | |
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