The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 67
... Cawn , a cruel and ferocious tyrant ; the manner of whose acquisition of power I have already stated . He came too young and unexperienced to that throne of usurpa- tion . It was a usurpation yet green in the country , and the country ...
... Cawn , a cruel and ferocious tyrant ; the manner of whose acquisition of power I have already stated . He came too young and unexperienced to that throne of usurpa- tion . It was a usurpation yet green in the country , and the country ...
Page 71
... Cawn . He was the son - in - law of Meer Jaffier ; and he made no other use of this affinity , than to find some means to dethrone and to mur- der him . This was the person , in whose school of politicks Mr. Hastings made his first ...
... Cawn . He was the son - in - law of Meer Jaffier ; and he made no other use of this affinity , than to find some means to dethrone and to mur- der him . This was the person , in whose school of politicks Mr. Hastings made his first ...
Page 83
... Cawn , who aimed at every thing , and who scrupled not to do any thing in attain- ing what he aimed at , to be appointed the lieutenant of the nabob Jaffier Ally , and thus to get possession of his office during his lifetime under that ...
... Cawn , who aimed at every thing , and who scrupled not to do any thing in attain- ing what he aimed at , to be appointed the lieutenant of the nabob Jaffier Ally , and thus to get possession of his office during his lifetime under that ...
Page 84
... Cawn in the business , and to some Englishmen , who were concerned . The difficulty of getting rid of Meeran being thus remov- ed , Mr. Vansittart comes upon the scene . I verily believe he was a man of good intentions , and rather ...
... Cawn in the business , and to some Englishmen , who were concerned . The difficulty of getting rid of Meeran being thus remov- ed , Mr. Vansittart comes upon the scene . I verily believe he was a man of good intentions , and rather ...
Page 85
... Cawn is to have the lieutenan- cy at present , and the succession . Every thing is put into his hands , and he is to make for it large concessions , which you will hear of afterwards , to the company . Cossim Ally Cawn proposed to Mr ...
... Cawn is to have the lieutenan- cy at present , and the succession . Every thing is put into his hands , and he is to make for it large concessions , which you will hear of afterwards , to the company . Cossim Ally Cawn proposed to Mr ...
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