 ... to engage an army twenty times as numerous as his own. Before him lay a river over which it was easy to advance, but over which, if things went ill, not one of his little band would ever return. On this occasion, for the first and for the last time,...  Macaulay's Essay on Lord Clive - Page 68by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1902 - 186 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1840 - 662 pages
...band would ever return. On this occasion, for the first and for the last time, his dauntless spirit, during a few hours, shrank from the fearful responsibility...one council of war, and that, if he had taken the advice of that council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 pages
...band would ever return. On this occasion, for the first and for the last time, his dauntless spirit, during a few hours, shrank from the fearful responsibility...one council of war, and that, if he had taken the advice of that council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 pages
...band would ever return. On this occasion, for the first and for the last time, his dauntless spirit, during a few hours, shrank from the fearful responsibility...one council of war, and that, if he had taken the advice of that council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...band would ever return. On this occasion, for the first and for the last time, his dauntless spirit, " advice of that council, the British would never have been, masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...band would ever return. On this occasion, for the first and for the last time, his dauntless spirit, ation has seen. God grant that it may never see another! At such a juncture it' he had taken the advice of that council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...ever relurn. On Ihis occasion, for the first and for Ihe lasl lime, his dauntless spirit, during а few hours, shrank from the fearful responsibility...concurrence with the majority. Long afterwards, he said thai he had never called bul one council of war^ and that, if he had taken the advice of that council,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1853 - 596 pages
...band would ever return. On this occasion, for the first and for the last time, his dauntless spirit, during a few hours, shrank from the fearful responsibility...a council of war. The majority pronounced against VOL. II. *II 4 48S LORD CLIVE. fighting ; and Clive declared his concurrence with the majority. Long... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 752 pages
...band would ever return. On this occasion, for the first and for the last time, his dauntless spirit, during a few hours, shrank from the fearful responsibility...one council of war, and that, if he had taken the advice of that council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...band would ever return. On this occasion, for the first and for the last time, his dauntless spirit, rvellous as the performances of an Italian Ğrar, and that, if he had taken the advice of that council, the British would never have been masters... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1008 pages
...band would ever return.. On this occasion, for the first and for the last time, his dauntless spirit, during a few hours, shrank from the fearful responsibility...one council of war, and that, if he had taken the advice of that council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting... | |
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