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Overige edities - Alles bekijken
History of India, abridged from the author's larger work John Clark Marshman Volledige weergave - 1876 |
History of India, Abridged from the Author's Larger Work John Clark Marshman Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2015 |
History of India, Abridged from the Author's Larger Work John Clark Marshman Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2019 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
administration Afghan Akbar alliance Ameer army artillery attack Aurungzebe battle Beejapore Bengal Bombay British Government Bussy Cabul Calcutta camp Candahar capital captured Carnatic cavalry chiefs Clive Colonel command Company Company's Council Court of Directors crore of rupees death Deccan defeated Delhi despatched districts dominions Dupleix dynasty emperor empire encampment English envoy established European expedition force French Ghuzni governor Governor-General guns Guzerat Hindoo Hindostan Holkar honour horse Hyder Indus Jehan Khan king kingdom lacs of rupees Lord Auckland Lord Cornwallis Lord Hastings Lord Minto Lord Wellesley Lord William Bentinck Madras Mahomed Mahomedan Mahratta Malwa marched Meer ment miles military minister Mogul mutiny Mysore nabob Nagpore native Nizam obliged obtained officers Oude Persia Peshawur Peshwa Pindarees plunder Poona possession princes proceeded province Punjab raja Rajpoot regiments reign Resident revenue revolt Runjeet Sing rupees SECT sent sepoys Sevajee Shah siege Sikh soldiers territories throne tion Tippoo treaty troops Vizier
Populaire passages
Pagina 377 - Council is of opinion that the great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science among the natives of India; and that all the funds appropriated for the purpose of education would be best employed on English education alone.
Pagina 376 - In professing on the other hand to establish seminaries for the purpose of teaching mere Hindoo or mere Mahomedan literature, you bound yourselves to teach a great deal of what was frivolous, not a little of what was purely mischievous, and a small remainder indeed in which utility was in any way concerned.
Pagina 488 - I wish for a peaceful term of office. But I cannot forget that in the sky of India, serene as it is, a small cloud may arise, no larger than a man's hand, but which, growing larger and larger, may at last threaten to burst and overwhelm us with ruin.
Pagina 474 - I take this fitting occasion of recording my strong and deliberate opinion, that in the exercise of a wise and sound policy the British Government is bound not to put aside or neglect such rightful opportunities of acquiring territory or revenue as may from time to time present themselves...
Pagina 488 - We must not forget that in the sky of India, serene as it is, a small cloud may arise, at first no bigger than a man's hand, but which, growing larger and larger, may at last threaten to burst, and overwhelm us with ruin.
Pagina 378 - Who, differing in race, in manners, in language, And in religion, Cherish, with equal veneration and gratitude, The memory of his wise, upright, And paternal administration.
Pagina 140 - A few months after, however, the House of Commons passed a resolution to the effect, " that it is the right of all Englishmen to trade " to the East Indies unless prohibited by Act of Parlia
Pagina 471 - ... berless princes and people embraced within the vast ' circuit of the empire, if for one day it give countenance to a doubt of the absolute superiority of its arms and of its continued resolution to maintain it.
Pagina 412 - Dangerous it is ; but if it succeeds, it is worth all risks : the rebels have not fulfilled even one article of the treaty, and I have no confidence in them ; and if by it we can only save our honour, all will be well. At any rate, I would rather suffer a hundred deaths, than live the last six weeks over again.
Pagina 159 - He received the proposal of having a sum of money for "himself and his household at his will with infinite " pleasure, and the only reflection he made upon leaving " me was: ' Thank God! I shall now have as many "'dancing girls as I please!