Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 3Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860 |
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Pagina 10
... King of France or the Emperor of Germany . Even the de- puties of these deputies might well rank , as to extent of territory and amount of revenue , with the Grand Duke of Tuscany , or the Elector of Saxony . There can be little doubt ...
... King of France or the Emperor of Germany . Even the de- puties of these deputies might well rank , as to extent of territory and amount of revenue , with the Grand Duke of Tuscany , or the Elector of Saxony . There can be little doubt ...
Pagina 32
... King gave him the commission of a lieutenant - colonel in the British army , and in 1755 he again sailed for Asia . The first service on which he was employed after his return to the East was the reduction of the strong- hold of Gheriah ...
... King gave him the commission of a lieutenant - colonel in the British army , and in 1755 he again sailed for Asia . The first service on which he was employed after his return to the East was the reduction of the strong- hold of Gheriah ...
Pagina 62
... heaven- born general , as a man who , bred to the labour of the desk , had displayed a military genius which might excite the admiration of the King of Prussia . There were then no reporters in the gallery ; but these 62 LORD CLIVE .
... heaven- born general , as a man who , bred to the labour of the desk , had displayed a military genius which might excite the admiration of the King of Prussia . There were then no reporters in the gallery ; but these 62 LORD CLIVE .
Pagina 65
... King asked him where Lord Clive was . " He will be in town very soon , " said the old gentleman , loud enough to be heard by the whole circle , " and then your Majesty will have another vote . " But in truth all Clive's views were ...
... King asked him where Lord Clive was . " He will be in town very soon , " said the old gentleman , loud enough to be heard by the whole circle , " and then your Majesty will have another vote . " But in truth all Clive's views were ...
Pagina 98
... kings , return , proud of their honourable poverty , from a land which once held out to every greedy factor the hope of boundless wealth , the praise is in no small measure due to Clive . His name stands high on the roll of conquerors ...
... kings , return , proud of their honourable poverty , from a land which once held out to every greedy factor the hope of boundless wealth , the praise is in no small measure due to Clive . His name stands high on the roll of conquerors ...
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