The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...J. Dodsley, 1800 - History |
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... conduct had been in this bufinefs ; only obferving , that he had taken the ftrictest care , not to diminish our national honour , difin- tereftedness , and juftice ; which he confiders , as having a greater ef- fect , in fecuring the ...
... conduct had been in this bufinefs ; only obferving , that he had taken the ftrictest care , not to diminish our national honour , difin- tereftedness , and juftice ; which he confiders , as having a greater ef- fect , in fecuring the ...
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... conduct was in every respect high- ly fatisfactory , until new and un- expected demands occafioned fuch alteration in it , as proved at length the means of giving umbrage to the government of Calcutta . Upon intelligence of the war with ...
... conduct was in every respect high- ly fatisfactory , until new and un- expected demands occafioned fuch alteration in it , as proved at length the means of giving umbrage to the government of Calcutta . Upon intelligence of the war with ...
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... conduct , which the governor general fent to the Rajah himself upon the spot . But however juft the charges of contumacy and difaffection laid against the Rajah might have been , and however neceffary , perhaps , in fome degree their ...
... conduct , which the governor general fent to the Rajah himself upon the spot . But however juft the charges of contumacy and difaffection laid against the Rajah might have been , and however neceffary , perhaps , in fome degree their ...
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... conduct ) as an example which juftice and po- licy required . That , he was re- folved to draw from his guilt the means of relief to the company's diftreffes , and to exact a penalty , which he was convinced he was very well able to ...
... conduct ) as an example which juftice and po- licy required . That , he was re- folved to draw from his guilt the means of relief to the company's diftreffes , and to exact a penalty , which he was convinced he was very well able to ...
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... conduct . - He fays , " I " will suppose for a moment that I " have erred , that I have acted " with an unwarrantable rigour " towards Cheit Sing , and even " with injuftice ; let my motive " be confulted : I left Calcutta impreffed ...
... conduct . - He fays , " I " will suppose for a moment that I " have erred , that I have acted " with an unwarrantable rigour " towards Cheit Sing , and even " with injuftice ; let my motive " be confulted : I left Calcutta impreffed ...
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Page 162 - Thus groan the old, till by disease oppress'd, They taste a final woe, and then they rest. Theirs is yon House, that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door; There, where the putrid vapours, flagging, play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through the day ;— There children dwell who know no parents' care; Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there!
Page 171 - The wind did blow, the cloak did fly Like streamer long and gay, Till loop and button failing both, At last it flew away.
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Page 171 - His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig ! He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running such a rig.
Page 114 - The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; Neither turneth he back from the sword.
Page 171 - Well done! As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he? His fame soon spread around; He carries weight! he rides a race! 'Tis for a thousand pound!
Page 172 - Said Gilpin — So am I ! But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong ; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song.