Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 4Tauchnitz, 1850 - 349 pagina's |
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Pagina 8
... only a moderate ransom should be required . But the success of Labourdonnais had awakened the jea- lousy of his countryman , Dupleix , governor of Pondicherry . Dupleix , moreover , had already begun to revolve gigantic 8 LORD CLIVE .
... only a moderate ransom should be required . But the success of Labourdonnais had awakened the jea- lousy of his countryman , Dupleix , governor of Pondicherry . Dupleix , moreover , had already begun to revolve gigantic 8 LORD CLIVE .
Pagina 15
... success by the English , were first understood and practised by this ingenious and aspiring Frenchman . The situation of India was such that scarcely any aggres- sion could be without a pretext , either in old laws or in re- cent ...
... success by the English , were first understood and practised by this ingenious and aspiring Frenchman . The situation of India was such that scarcely any aggres- sion could be without a pretext , either in old laws or in re- cent ...
Pagina 17
... success against the English in the recent war on the coast of Coromandel . Nothing could have happened more pleasing to the subtle and ambitious Dupleix . To make a Nabob of the Carnatic , to make a Viceroy of the Deccan , to rule under ...
... success against the English in the recent war on the coast of Coromandel . Nothing could have happened more pleasing to the subtle and ambitious Dupleix . To make a Nabob of the Carnatic , to make a Viceroy of the Deccan , to rule under ...
Pagina 18
... of the East . Medals stamped with emblems of his successes were buried beneath the foundations of this stately pillar , and round it arose a town bearing the haughty name of Dupleix Fatihabad , which is , being interpreted , 18 LORD CLIVE .
... of the East . Medals stamped with emblems of his successes were buried beneath the foundations of this stately pillar , and round it arose a town bearing the haughty name of Dupleix Fatihabad , which is , being interpreted , 18 LORD CLIVE .
Pagina 19
... successful , while the opposition which the autho- rities of Madras had made to his progress , had served only to expose their own weakness , and to heighten his glory . At this moment , the valour and genius of an obscure English youth ...
... successful , while the opposition which the autho- rities of Madras had made to his progress , had served only to expose their own weakness , and to heighten his glory . At this moment , the valour and genius of an obscure English youth ...
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