Essays, Military and Political, Written in IndiaW.H. Allen, 1859 - 483 oldal |
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Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. CONTENTS . PAGE MILITARY DEFENCE OF OUR INDIAN EMPIRE . [ Written in 1844 ] 1 THE KINGDOM OF OUDE . [ Written in 1845 ] . 61 MAHRATTA HISTORY AND EMPIRE . [ Written in 1845 ] 138 LORD HARDINGE'S INDIAN ...
Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. CONTENTS . PAGE MILITARY DEFENCE OF OUR INDIAN EMPIRE . [ Written in 1844 ] 1 THE KINGDOM OF OUDE . [ Written in 1845 ] . 61 MAHRATTA HISTORY AND EMPIRE . [ Written in 1845 ] 138 LORD HARDINGE'S INDIAN ...
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Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. OUTRAM AND NAPIER . LORD HARDINGE'S INDIAN ADMINISTRA- TION . [ WRITTEN IN 1847. sey from facts and fictions furnished by the Governor of Scinde . The foregoing remarks were written be- fore the appearance ...
Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. OUTRAM AND NAPIER . LORD HARDINGE'S INDIAN ADMINISTRA- TION . [ WRITTEN IN 1847. sey from facts and fictions furnished by the Governor of Scinde . The foregoing remarks were written be- fore the appearance ...
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Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. LORD HARDINGE'S INDIAN ADMINISTRA- TION . [ WRITTEN IN 1847. ] THE general diffusion among our countrymen in India of a spirit of fair and candid inquiry is a marked and gratifying sign of the progress of ...
Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. LORD HARDINGE'S INDIAN ADMINISTRA- TION . [ WRITTEN IN 1847. ] THE general diffusion among our countrymen in India of a spirit of fair and candid inquiry is a marked and gratifying sign of the progress of ...
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Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. diate ancestor raised troops for Charles I. , hazarded his life and lost his estates in the service of the Stuarts . Lord Hardinge's uncle , Richard Hardinge , of Bellisle , county Fermanagh , was created a ...
Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. diate ancestor raised troops for Charles I. , hazarded his life and lost his estates in the service of the Stuarts . Lord Hardinge's uncle , Richard Hardinge , of Bellisle , county Fermanagh , was created a ...
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Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. HIS EARLY CAREER . 227 Highly distinguished in ... Hardinge , on his own responsibility pointed out to Major - General Sir ... Hardinge , then only 25 years old ; immortalized by Alison in his record of ...
Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. HIS EARLY CAREER . 227 Highly distinguished in ... Hardinge , on his own responsibility pointed out to Major - General Sir ... Hardinge , then only 25 years old ; immortalized by Alison in his record of ...
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46. oldal - Whom neither shape of danger can dismay, Nor thought of tender happiness betray ; Who, not content that former worth stand fast, Looks forward, persevering to the last, From well to better, daily self-surpast...
46. oldal - Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire: Who comprehends his trust, and to the same, Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim...
45. oldal - Who, doomed to go in company with pain, And fear, and bloodshed, miserable train ! Turns his necessity to glorious gain ; In face of these doth exercise a power Which is our human nature's highest dower ; Controls them and subdues, transmutes, bereaves Of their bad influence, and their good receives...
46. oldal - Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honours, or for worldly state ; Whom, they must follow; on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna, if they come at all...
46. oldal - He fixes good on good alone, and owes To virtue every triumph that he knows : — Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means ; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire...
267. oldal - ... which, obtained only by purchase, must, under all circumstances, be precarious, and without depending upon the fidelity of the Sikh chiefs, or upon the power of those chiefs to restrain their troops, upon neither of which can any reliance be safely placed, — feel assured that he can, by his own strength, overawe and overcome all who dispute the pass, and keep up at all times his communication with Peshawur and the Indus...
46. oldal - Whose powers shed round him in the common strife, Or mild concerns of ordinary life, A constant influence, a peculiar grace; But who, if he be called upon to face Some awful moment to which Heaven has joined Great issues, good or bad for human kind, 50 Is happy as a Lover; and attired With sudden brightness, like a Man inspired...
45. oldal - Which is our human nature's highest dower; Controls them and subdues, transmutes, bereaves Of their bad influence, and their good receives : By objects, which might force the soul to abate Her feeling, rendered more compassionate...
285. oldal - ... the batteries the night before, I remained till morning, taking very short intervals of rest by lying down with various regiments in succession, to ascertain their temper, and revive their spirits. I found myself again with my old friends of the 29th., 31st., 50th., and 9th., and all in good heart.
236. oldal - By our latest intelligence we are induced to hope that peace prevails throughout India. I need not say that it is our anxious desire that it should be preserved. You, sir, well know how great are the evils of war, and we feel confident that, whilst ever ready to maintain unimpaired the honour of our country and the supremacy of our arms, your policy will be essentially pacific. " To the native States which still retain independence you will extend the shield of British protection. It has hitherto...