Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review: In Five Volumes. 4Tauchnitz, 1850 - 349 pagina's |
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... civil servant of the Company . Clive's voyage was unusually tedious even for that age . The ship remained some months at the Brazils , where the young adventurer picked up some knowledge of Portuguese and spent all his pocket - money ...
... civil servant of the Company . Clive's voyage was unusually tedious even for that age . The ship remained some months at the Brazils , where the young adventurer picked up some knowledge of Portuguese and spent all his pocket - money ...
Pagina 43
... civil functionaries , the proud and ostentatious Mahommedans , the timid , supple , and parsimonious Hindoos . A formidable confederacy was formed against him , in which were included Roydullub , the minister of finance , Meer Jaffier ...
... civil functionaries , the proud and ostentatious Mahommedans , the timid , supple , and parsimonious Hindoos . A formidable confederacy was formed against him , in which were included Roydullub , the minister of finance , Meer Jaffier ...
Pagina 69
... civil service to the officers of the army , and from the officers to the soldiers . The evil continued to grow till every mess- room became the seat of conspiracy and cabal , and till the sepoys could be kept in order only by wholesale ...
... civil service to the officers of the army , and from the officers to the soldiers . The evil continued to grow till every mess- room became the seat of conspiracy and cabal , and till the sepoys could be kept in order only by wholesale ...
Pagina 71
... civil and military , which had been confided to him . Johnstone , one of the boldest and worst men in the assembly , made some show of opposition . Clive interrupted him , and haughtily demanded whether he meant to question the power of ...
... civil and military , which had been confided to him . Johnstone , one of the boldest and worst men in the assembly , made some show of opposition . Clive interrupted him , and haughtily demanded whether he meant to question the power of ...
Pagina 72
... civil servants from Madras to assist him in carrying on the administration . The most factious of his opponents he turned out of their offices . The rest submitted to what was inevitable ; and in a very short time all resistance was ...
... civil servants from Madras to assist him in carrying on the administration . The most factious of his opponents he turned out of their offices . The rest submitted to what was inevitable ; and in a very short time all resistance was ...
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