The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 12F. and C. Rivington, ... sold also, 1813 - France |
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... appear , that a prin- cipal object thereof was to enable the Nabob to seize upon the estates of his female parents afore ... appears , by several letters from Nathaniel Middleton , Esquire , the Resident at the Court of Oude , of the 6th ...
... appear , that a prin- cipal object thereof was to enable the Nabob to seize upon the estates of his female parents afore ... appears , by several letters from Nathaniel Middleton , Esquire , the Resident at the Court of Oude , of the 6th ...
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... appear to you too 66 fi pointed . If you wish the maiter to be other- " wise understood than I have taken up and stated " it , I need not say I shall be ready to conform to " whatever you may prescribe , and to take upon myself any ...
... appear to you too 66 fi pointed . If you wish the maiter to be other- " wise understood than I have taken up and stated " it , I need not say I shall be ready to conform to " whatever you may prescribe , and to take upon myself any ...
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... appears , but on his the said Middleton's sole authority , in a letter from the said Middleton , dated Lucknow , 2d December 1781 , that the Nabob of Oude , wishing to evade the measure of resuming the Jaghires aforesaid , did send a ...
... appears , but on his the said Middleton's sole authority , in a letter from the said Middleton , dated Lucknow , 2d December 1781 , that the Nabob of Oude , wishing to evade the measure of resuming the Jaghires aforesaid , did send a ...
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... appear that the said Hastings did write any letter in answer to the proposal of the said Middleton , but he , the said Hastings , did communicate his pleasure thereon to Sir Elijah Impey , being then at Lucknow , for his the said ...
... appear that the said Hastings did write any letter in answer to the proposal of the said Middleton , but he , the said Hastings , did communicate his pleasure thereon to Sir Elijah Impey , being then at Lucknow , for his the said ...
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... appear ) the Resident not receiving the satisfaction he looked for , the town was first stormed , and afterwards the castle ; and little or no resistance being made , and nov blood being shed on either side , the British troops occupied ...
... appear ) the Resident not receiving the satisfaction he looked for , the town was first stormed , and afterwards the castle ; and little or no resistance being made , and nov blood being shed on either side , the British troops occupied ...
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Page 37 - Sir, the Nabob having determined to inflict corporal punishment upon the prisoners under your guard, this is to desire that his officers, when they shall come, may have free access to the prisoners, and be permitted to do with them as they shall see proper.
Page 16 - ... due to the Company, he could better, and more expeditiously, effect that object by taking from his mother the treasures of his father, which he...
Page 453 - the governor-general and council are required and directed to pay due obedience to all such orders as they shall receive from the court of directors of the said united company...
Page 264 - Think of their numbers, think of their influence, and the enormous amount of their salaries, pensions, and emoluments! They were, you have heard, an intolerable burden on the revenues and authority of the Vizier ; and they exposed us to the envy and resentment of the whole country, by excluding the native servants and adherents of the prince from the just reward of their services and attachments.
Page 54 - I wish you had been present at the enlargement of the prisoners. The quivering lips, with the tears of joy stealing down the poor men's cheeks, was a scene truly affecting. LXVIII. " If the prayers of these poor men will avail, you will, at the LAST TEUMP ! be translated to the happiest regions in heaven.