Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 4Tauchnitz, 1850 - 349 pagina's |
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Pagina 12
... followed the death of Aurungzebe . A succession of nominal sovereigns , sunk in indolence and debauchery , sauntered away life in secluded palaces , chewing bang , fondling concubines , and listening to buffoons . A succession of ...
... followed the death of Aurungzebe . A succession of nominal sovereigns , sunk in indolence and debauchery , sauntered away life in secluded palaces , chewing bang , fondling concubines , and listening to buffoons . A succession of ...
Pagina 13
... followed to complete the work of devastation which the Persian had begun . The warlike tribes of Rajpootana threw off the Mussulman joke . A band of mer- cenary soldiers occupied Rohilcund . The Seiks ruled on the Indus . The Jauts ...
... followed to complete the work of devastation which the Persian had begun . The warlike tribes of Rajpootana threw off the Mussulman joke . A band of mer- cenary soldiers occupied Rohilcund . The Seiks ruled on the Indus . The Jauts ...
Pagina 17
... , in the pageant which followed , took precedence of all the court . He was declared Governor of India from the river Kristna to Macaulay , Essays . IV . 2 Cape Comorin , a country about as large as France LORD CLIVE . 17.
... , in the pageant which followed , took precedence of all the court . He was declared Governor of India from the river Kristna to Macaulay , Essays . IV . 2 Cape Comorin , a country about as large as France LORD CLIVE . 17.
Pagina 30
... followed by a petition . At the time of the general election of 1754 , the govern- ment was in a very singular state . There was scarcely any formal opposition . The Jacobites had been cowed by the issue of the last rebellion . The Tory ...
... followed by a petition . At the time of the general election of 1754 , the govern- ment was in a very singular state . There was scarcely any formal opposition . The Jacobites had been cowed by the issue of the last rebellion . The Tory ...
Pagina 36
... followed . The English captives were left at the mercy of the guards , and the guards determined to secure them for the night in the prison of the garrison , a chamber known by the fearful name of the Black Hole . Even for a single ...
... followed . The English captives were left at the mercy of the guards , and the guards determined to secure them for the night in the prison of the garrison , a chamber known by the fearful name of the Black Hole . Even for a single ...
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