Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 4Tauchnitz, 1850 - 349 pagina's |
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Pagina 3
... equally far from concurring in the severe judgment of Mr. Mill , who seems to us to show less discrimination in his account of Clive than in any other part of his valuable work . Clive , like most men who are born with strong passions ...
... equally far from concurring in the severe judgment of Mr. Mill , who seems to us to show less discrimination in his account of Clive than in any other part of his valuable work . Clive , like most men who are born with strong passions ...
Pagina 30
... equally afraid of break- ing with men of parts and of promoting them . Newcastle had set his heart on returning two members for St. Michael , one of those wretched Cornish boroughs which were swept away by the Reform Act in 1832. He 30 ...
... equally afraid of break- ing with men of parts and of promoting them . Newcastle had set his heart on returning two members for St. Michael , one of those wretched Cornish boroughs which were swept away by the Reform Act in 1832. He 30 ...
Pagina 33
... equally applicable to the vast plain of the Lower Ganges . Whatever the Bengalee does he does languidly . His favourite pursuits are sedentary . He shrinks from bodily exertion ; and , though voluble in dis- pute , and singularly ...
... equally applicable to the vast plain of the Lower Ganges . Whatever the Bengalee does he does languidly . His favourite pursuits are sedentary . He shrinks from bodily exertion ; and , though voluble in dis- pute , and singularly ...
Pagina 76
... equally successful in his foreign policy . His landing on Indian ground was the signal for immediate peace . The Nabob of Oude , with a large army , lay at that time on the frontier of Bahar . He had been joined by many Afghans and ...
... equally successful in his foreign policy . His landing on Indian ground was the signal for immediate peace . The Nabob of Oude , with a large army , lay at that time on the frontier of Bahar . He had been joined by many Afghans and ...
Pagina 89
... equally clear that he had displayed great talents , and even great virtues ; that he had rendered eminent services both to his country and to the people of India ; and that it was in truth not for his dealings with Meer Jaffier nor for ...
... equally clear that he had displayed great talents , and even great virtues ; that he had rendered eminent services both to his country and to the people of India ; and that it was in truth not for his dealings with Meer Jaffier nor for ...
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