 | Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel - 1812 - Страниц: 596
...in itself a fact, which can never be staled without exciting astonishment. 'Í Btitthe sr.rprií e will be increased, when it is added, that this great...not by the collective force of the nation, but "by а сотраку of merchant», who, originally vested with a charter of exclusive commerce; and with... | |
 | 1813 - Страниц: 702
...exciting aftonifhment. But the furprize will be increafed, when it is added, that the great conqueft was made, not by the collective force of the nation, but by a Company of merchants, who, originally veiled with a charter of exclufive commerce, and with the privilege and right to protect... | |
 | Peter Auber - 1826 - Страниц: 908
...province, is " in itself a fact which can never be stated without " exciting astonishment. But the surprise will be " increased when it is added, that this great...force of the nation, " but by a Company of Merchants vested with a " charter of exclusive commerce, and with the privilege * Major-general Sir John Malcolm,... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1828 - Страниц: 592
...cannot listen to them with indifference : they provoke our impatience to correct the absurdity * ' Assuredly the conquest of India, from the expulsion...of merchants'" — Malcolm's Pol. Hist. of India, lib. i. and remedy the evil. For these reasons, I extract the following passages from the evidence... | |
 | 1828 - Страниц: 598
...them with indifference : they provoke our impatience to correct the absurdity • ' A - - 1 ; r,-,il v the conquest of India, from the expulsion of the French...was made not by the collective force of the nation, bvt by a company of 'merchant! '."' — Malcolm's Pol. Hitt. of India, lib. i. and remedy the evil.... | |
 | 1873 - Страниц: 718
...province, is in itself a fact which can never be stated without exciting astonishment. But the surprise will be increased when it is added that this great...force 'of the nation, but by a company of merchants who, originally vested with a charter of exclusive commerce * * * , actually found themselves called... | |
 | Sir John Adye - 1895 - Страниц: 436
...subject province, is in itself a fact which can never be stated without exciting astonishment. But that astonishment will be increased when it is added that...force of the nation, but by a company of merchants, who, originally vested with a charter of exclusive commerce and with the privilege and right to protect... | |
 | 1880 - Страниц: 1136
...subject province, is in itself a fact which can never be stated without exciting astonishment. But that astonishment will be increased when it is added that...force of the nation, but by a company of merchants, who, originally vested with a charter of exclusive commerce, and with the privilege and right to protect... | |
 | 1880 - Страниц: 1132
...subject province, is in itself a fact which can never be stated without exciting- astonishment. But that astonishment will be increased when it is added that...force of the nation, but by a company of merchants, who, originally vested with a charter of exclusive commerce, and with the privilege and right to protect... | |
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... which England has established in the East will be the theme of wonder to succeeding ages. That a small island in the Atlantic should have conquered and held the vast continent of India as a subject province, is in itself a fact which can never be... 