The British Quarterly Review, 30. köideHenry Allon Hodder and Stoughton, 1859 |
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Page 13
... possessed less energy and firmness , the struggle even now might have ended in our favour , and that the United States for a time might have been re - annexed to our dominions . But the Govern- ment of Lord North was feeble and ...
... possessed less energy and firmness , the struggle even now might have ended in our favour , and that the United States for a time might have been re - annexed to our dominions . But the Govern- ment of Lord North was feeble and ...
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... possessed the revenues of Bengal . These revenues arose from the produce of the soil , which was divided , in certain proportions ; between the sovereign , the zemindars , or farmers general of the Mogul dynasty , and the ryots , or ...
... possessed the revenues of Bengal . These revenues arose from the produce of the soil , which was divided , in certain proportions ; between the sovereign , the zemindars , or farmers general of the Mogul dynasty , and the ryots , or ...
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... possessed nominally a Parliament , it was really the mere exponent of their mandates . The result had been that , during this period , the welfare of Ireland had been sacrificed to supposed English interests ; her commerce had been ...
... possessed nominally a Parliament , it was really the mere exponent of their mandates . The result had been that , during this period , the welfare of Ireland had been sacrificed to supposed English interests ; her commerce had been ...
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... possessed a band of really illustrious patriots amidst its ranks of nominees and placemen , its nature was not in fact altered , and it continued the joint property of the Government , and the Irish nobility and great landlords ...
... possessed a band of really illustrious patriots amidst its ranks of nominees and placemen , its nature was not in fact altered , and it continued the joint property of the Government , and the Irish nobility and great landlords ...
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... possessed of the mass of the landed property of Ireland , they became iso- lated from popular sympathies , degenerated into a tyrannical and corrupt caste in the midst of the nation , and bore the image of a rapacious yet feeble ...
... possessed of the mass of the landed property of Ireland , they became iso- lated from popular sympathies , degenerated into a tyrannical and corrupt caste in the midst of the nation , and bore the image of a rapacious yet feeble ...
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