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Common terms and phrasesabuse act of parliament administration authority Bengal Biddenore bill British Calcutta Cape Comorin chartered rights Cheit Sing chief committee Company's government condition conduct coun council Court of Directors Crown declared delinquents distress dominion duty East India Bill East India Company effect enemy England enquiry favour Fizulla fortune gentlemen Gentu governor hands Hastings Hastings's Honourable gentleman House Hyder influence instrument interest Jaffier Jaghire justice kingdom lands Maratta means ment merchants military millions minister Nabob of Arcot Nabob of Oude nation natives neral never object oppression party peculations persons plunder Polygars pretence prince principles proceedings proposed Proprietors protection provinces racter Ranni rebellion reform regard revenue Right Honourable Right Honourable gentleman Rohillas ruin Scindia servants shew sold sovereign spoil square miles Tamerlane territory thing thousand pounds tion treaty troops trust tyranny vote whilst whole Zemindars Popular passagesPage 8 - But granting all this, they must grant to me in my turn, that all political power which is set over men, and that all privilege claimed or exercised in exclusion of them, being wholly artificial, and for so much a derogation from the natural equality of mankind at large, ought to be some way or other exercised ultimately for their benefit. Page 102 - He is traduced and abused for his supposed motives. He will remember that obloquy is a necessary ingredient in the composition of all true glory ; he will remember that it was not only in the Roman customs, but it is in the nature and constitution of things, that calumny and abuse are essential parts of triumph. Page 32 - There is nothing in the boys we send to India worse, than in the boys whom we are whipping at school, or that we see trailing a pike, or bending over a desk at home. But as English youth in India drink the intoxicating draught of authority and dominion before their heads are able to bear it... Page 33 - ... house in the kingdom that does not feel some concern and interest that makes all reform of our eastern government appear officious and disgusting; and, on the whole, a most discouraging attempt. Page 103 - These thoughts will support a mind, which only exists for honour, under the burthen of temporary reproach. He is doing indeed a great good ; such as rarely falls to the lot, and almost as rarely coincides with the desires, of any man. Let him use his time. Let him give the whole length of the reins to his benevolence. He is now on a great eminence, where the eyes of mankind are turned to him. He may live long, he may do much. But here is the summit. He never can exceed what he does this day. Page 102 - But he has put to hazard his ease, his security, his interest, his power, even his darling popularity, for the benefit of a people whom he has never seen. Page 39 - Under his provident management, debts soon accumulate; new assignments are made for these debts ; until, step by step, the whole revenue, and with it the whole power of the country, is delivered into his hands. The military do not behold without a virtuous emulation the moderate gains of the civil department. Page 16 - Comorin, in the latitude of eight, that there is not a single prince, state, or potentate, great or small, in India, with whom they have come into contact, whom they have not sold. Page 102 - And now, having done my duty to the bill, let me say a word to the author. I should leave him to his own noble sentiments, if the unworthy and illiberal language with which he has been treated, beyond all example of parliamentary liberty, did not make a few words necessary ; not so much in justice to him, as to my own feelings. I must say then, that it will be a distinction... Page 13 - There, have been (and still the skeletons remain) princes once of great dignity, authority, and opulence. There, are to be found the chiefs of tribes and nations. There, is to be found an... References from web pagesGale . The Making of the Modern World . Title Lists . List Bibliographic information
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