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He set to work again as soon as he reached India , to acquire infor- mation , not only as to the military situation , but also in regard to the political relations of the Company . Having learnt all he could in Bengal , he visited his ...
He set to work again as soon as he reached India , to acquire infor- mation , not only as to the military situation , but also in regard to the political relations of the Company . Having learnt all he could in Bengal , he visited his ...
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1804 , from Fort William : ' You and I have frequently had discussions upon military and political subjects , the result of which has generally been that we don't much differ in opinion . You generally see what is right and what is ...
1804 , from Fort William : ' You and I have frequently had discussions upon military and political subjects , the result of which has generally been that we don't much differ in opinion . You generally see what is right and what is ...
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... and pointing out to him what assist- ance he would be able , if he were in the province , to afford to the Commander - in - Chief , both in the conduct of military opera- tions and in effecting a political settlement .
... and pointing out to him what assist- ance he would be able , if he were in the province , to afford to the Commander - in - Chief , both in the conduct of military opera- tions and in effecting a political settlement .
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We next come to Sir Arthur's appointment , with 80007. a year , to the Chief Secretaryship of Ireland , in which office , amongst other important trusts , the duty was committed to him , of ' managing what were called the political ...
We next come to Sir Arthur's appointment , with 80007. a year , to the Chief Secretaryship of Ireland , in which office , amongst other important trusts , the duty was committed to him , of ' managing what were called the political ...
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... prophetically described Napoleon's political system as ' one of terror , which must crumble to pieces if once effectually checked , ' and suggested that the first decided check might be given to it in Portugal at the same time that ...
... prophetically described Napoleon's political system as ' one of terror , which must crumble to pieces if once effectually checked , ' and suggested that the first decided check might be given to it in Portugal at the same time that ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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