 | Richard Cobden - Anglo-Burmese War, 1st, 1824-1826 - 1853 - 68 pages
...should arise, then, in spite of its ruinous consequences, " let us," says his Lordship, " fulfil our destiny, which there, as elsewhere, will have compelled us forward in spite of our wishes :"J or, in plain English, let us take the whole of Burmah, even if it should prove ruinous to our finances,... | |
 | William Ferguson Beatson Laurie - Anglo-Burmese War, 2nd, 1852 - 1854 - 594 pages
...us fulfil the destiny which there, as elsewhere, will have compelled us forward in spite of our own wishes, and let us reconcile ourselves to a course...then have no alternative. Having made every honest exertion to stand fast, we shall go on with a clear conscience — with motives unimpeached ; and we... | |
 | Richard Cobden - Great Britain - 1867 - 466 pages
...should arise, then, in spite of its ruinous consequences, " let us," says his Lordship, " fulfil our destiny, which there, as elsewhere, will have compelled us forward in spite of our wishes :"| or, in plain English, let us take the whole of Burmah, even if it should prove ruinous to our finances,... | |
 | Richard Cobden - 1867 - 460 pages
...should arise, then, in spite of its ruinous consequences, " let us," says his Lordship, " fulfil our destiny, which there, as elsewhere, will have compelled us forward in spite of our wishes :"^ or, in plain English, let us take the whole of Burmah, even if it should prove ruinous to our finances,... | |
 | William Ferguson Beatson Laurie - British - 1885 - 556 pages
...us fulfil the destiny which there, as elsewhere, will have compelled us forward in spite of our own wishes, and let Us reconcile ourselves to a course...then have no alternative. Having made every honest exertion to stand fast, we shall go on with a clear conscience — with motives unimpeached ; and we... | |
 | William Lee-Warner - Governors - 1904 - 480 pages
...necessity for advance, then let us advance — let us fulfil the destiny which there, as elsewhere, shall have compelled us forward in spite of our wishes ;...ourselves to a course which will then have no alternative. CHAPTER II SORROW AND SICKNESS Hopes and anticipations formed at the conclusion of the war with Burma... | |
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fulfil our destiny, which there, as elsewhere, will have compelled us forward in spite of our wishes :"| or, in plain English, let us take the whole of Burmah, even if it should prove ruinous to our finances, because it is our destiny. Now, if we are... 