| James Mill - Hindus - 1817 - 736 pages
...private letter to Mr, Rous, dated seven days exactly after his arrival ; " We have at last," said he, " arrived at that critical period, which I have long...can or shall take the whole to ourselves. Jaffier Ally Khan is dead, and his natural son is a minor ; but I know not whether he is yet declared successor.... | |
| Edward Holt - Great Britain - 1820 - 520 pages
...Mr. Rons, then at the head of the Directors in England. — " We have at last," says his Lordship, " arrived at that critical period which I have long...whether we can, or shall take the whole to ourselves. Sujah Dowla is expelled from his dominions, and we are in possession of them ; and it is scarcely hyperbole... | |
| Sholto Percy, Reuben Percy - London (England) - 1824 - 392 pages
...with extraordinary powers, thus developed the extension of his views : " We have," said he, "at length arrived at that critical period which I have long...whether we can or shall take the whole to ourselves. Surajah Dowla is beat from his dominions ; we are in possession of it, and it is scarcely hyperbole... | |
| John Malcolm - India - 1826 - 644 pages
...force, will endeavour to drive you out again. " We have at last arrived," he states in another letter* " at that critical period which I have long foreseen;...whether we can or shall take the whole to ourselves. " I could have wished that our operations had been carried on upon a plan of more moderation, and that... | |
| Books - 1826 - 570 pages
...company over India. " We are at last arrived,'' he observes, in a letter from India to a friend, " at that critical period which I have long foreseen...whether we can or shall take the whole to ourselves. — I could have wished that our operations had been carried on upon a plan of more moderation, &.c.... | |
| Henry Thomas - London (England) - 1830 - 532 pages
...extraordinary powers, thus developed the extent of his views : — " We have,"' he said, " at length arrived Rt that critical period which I have long foreseen ;...whether we can or shall take the whole to ourselves. Surajah Dowla is beat from his dominions, we are in possession of them, and it is scarcely hyperbole... | |
| Henry Thomas (antiquarian.) - 1830 - 504 pages
...the extent of his views :— " We have," he said, " at length arrived at that critical period which 1 have long foreseen ; I mean, that period which renders...necessary for us to determine whether we can or shall tako the whole to ourselves. Surajah Dowla is heat from his dominions, we are in possession of them,... | |
| George Robert Gleig - Generals - 1832 - 422 pages
...gathered from the following extract from a letter, written at the time, to his friend Mr. Rous : — " We have at last," says Clive, " arrived at that critical...can or shall take the whole to ourselves. Jaffier Ali Khan is dead, and his natural son is a minor ; but I know not yet whether he is declared successor.... | |
| William Howitt - Atrocities - 1838 - 548 pages
...thither as governor of Bengal in 1765, may shew what other scenes were likely to ensue. " We have at last arrived at that critical period which I have long...take the whole to ourselves. Jaffier AH Khan is dead. His natural son is a minor ; but I know not whether he is yet declared successor. Sujah Dowla is beat... | |
| William Howitt - Atrocities - 1838 - 552 pages
...thither as governor of Bengal in 1765, may shew what other scenes were likely to ensue. " We have at last arrived at that critical period which I have long...whether we can or shall take the whole to ourselves. JafBer Ali Khan is dead. His natural son is a minor ; but I know not whether he is yet declared successor.... | |
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