The Englishman in IndiaLongmans, Green, 1867 - 351 páginas |
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... seemed to have dogged his steps . Eventually , before he could effect his return by way of Muscovie , ' as he purposed , he is reported to have been cut off by poison . 6 Next to him came Captain Hawkins , who reached Surat in August ...
... seemed to have dogged his steps . Eventually , before he could effect his return by way of Muscovie , ' as he purposed , he is reported to have been cut off by poison . 6 Next to him came Captain Hawkins , who reached Surat in August ...
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... seemed gradually to rise to a higher sense * The companies were consolidated under the name of the United Company of Merchants of England , trading to the East Indies , with exclusive privileges till the year 1726 , on condition of ...
... seemed gradually to rise to a higher sense * The companies were consolidated under the name of the United Company of Merchants of England , trading to the East Indies , with exclusive privileges till the year 1726 , on condition of ...
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... seemed fast arriving at the pinnacle of human glory . Step by step he had been climbing to power . The grand idea which had so long possessed him — the foundation of an European dynasty on the débris of the Mogul throne - seemed forming ...
... seemed fast arriving at the pinnacle of human glory . Step by step he had been climbing to power . The grand idea which had so long possessed him — the foundation of an European dynasty on the débris of the Mogul throne - seemed forming ...
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... seemed to tread the line which divides genius from despair a fiery spirit battling against an infirm body . I must now describe the steps by which the English were led to take a share in the grand struggle for power in the Carnatic ...
... seemed to tread the line which divides genius from despair a fiery spirit battling against an infirm body . I must now describe the steps by which the English were led to take a share in the grand struggle for power in the Carnatic ...
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... seemed satisfied to return from Tanjore to their desks at St. David's and Madras ( now restored ) , and to court the safety which attends complete insigni- ficance . The French , meantime , under their able leader , Dupleix , flung ...
... seemed satisfied to return from Tanjore to their desks at St. David's and Madras ( now restored ) , and to court the safety which attends complete insigni- ficance . The French , meantime , under their able leader , Dupleix , flung ...
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