Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 493
... Clive's example had induced to offer their services . The weather was stormy ; but Clive pushed on , through thunder , lightning , and rain , to the gates of Arcot . The garrison , in a panic , evacuated the fort , and the English ...
... Clive's example had induced to offer their services . The weather was stormy ; but Clive pushed on , through thunder , lightning , and rain , to the gates of Arcot . The garrison , in a panic , evacuated the fort , and the English ...
Page 499
... Clive rallied them . On another occasion , the noise of a gun terrified the sentinels so much that one of them was found , some hours later , at the bottom of a well . Clive gradually accustomed them to danger , and , by exposing ...
... Clive rallied them . On another occasion , the noise of a gun terrified the sentinels so much that one of them was found , some hours later , at the bottom of a well . Clive gradually accustomed them to danger , and , by exposing ...
Page 530
... Clive , and Clive alone , could save the empire which he had founded . This feeling manifested itself in the strongest manner at a very full General Court of Proprietors . Men of all parties , forgetting their feuds and trembling for ...
... Clive , and Clive alone , could save the empire which he had founded . This feeling manifested itself in the strongest manner at a very full General Court of Proprietors . Men of all parties , forgetting their feuds and trembling for ...
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