Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 4Tauchnitz, 1850 - 349 pages |
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Page 42
... oppose to them their French rivals . The French were now vanquished ; and he began to regard the English with still greater fear and still greater hatred . His weak and unprincipled mind oscillated between servility and insolence . One ...
... oppose to them their French rivals . The French were now vanquished ; and he began to regard the English with still greater fear and still greater hatred . His weak and unprincipled mind oscillated between servility and insolence . One ...
Page 43
... opposition . It was determined that the English should lend their powerful assistance to de- pose Surajah Dowlah , and to place Meer Jaffier on the throne of Bengal . In return , Meer Jaffier promised ample compen- sation to the Company ...
... opposition . It was determined that the English should lend their powerful assistance to de- pose Surajah Dowlah , and to place Meer Jaffier on the throne of Bengal . In return , Meer Jaffier promised ample compen- sation to the Company ...
Page 47
... oppose to this great multitude consisted of only three thousand men . But of these nearly a thousand were English ; and all were led by English officers , and trained in the English discipline . Con- spicuous in the ranks of the little ...
... oppose to this great multitude consisted of only three thousand men . But of these nearly a thousand were English ; and all were led by English officers , and trained in the English discipline . Con- spicuous in the ranks of the little ...
Page 51
... oppose perfidy to perfidy , and that the most efficient weapon with which men can encounter falsehood is truth . During a long course of years , the English rulers of India , surrounded by allies and enemies whom no engagement could ...
... oppose perfidy to perfidy , and that the most efficient weapon with which men can encounter falsehood is truth . During a long course of years , the English rulers of India , surrounded by allies and enemies whom no engagement could ...
Page 60
... oppose the French in the Carnatic that his army was now inferior in num- ber to that of the Dutch . He knew that Meer Jaffier secretly favoured the invaders . He knew that he took on himself a serious responsibility if he attacked the ...
... oppose the French in the Carnatic that his army was now inferior in num- ber to that of the Dutch . He knew that Meer Jaffier secretly favoured the invaders . He knew that he took on himself a serious responsibility if he attacked the ...
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