Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley SheridanTwayne Publishers, 1960 - 352 pages |
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Page 209
... Hastings , presents Indian affairs in such a light as to rouse public indignation by attributing all its evils to the latter's personal ambition and to his disregard of orders . Francis has fought a duel with Hastings and been wounded ...
... Hastings , presents Indian affairs in such a light as to rouse public indignation by attributing all its evils to the latter's personal ambition and to his disregard of orders . Francis has fought a duel with Hastings and been wounded ...
Page 210
... Hastings of pecula- tion and jobbery . Lord Cornwallis calls William's juggling with the exchange scandalous . Does Burke start the prose- cution of Hastings because William has not been used by Hastings as he thinks he should be ? Of ...
... Hastings of pecula- tion and jobbery . Lord Cornwallis calls William's juggling with the exchange scandalous . Does Burke start the prose- cution of Hastings because William has not been used by Hastings as he thinks he should be ? Of ...
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... Hastings to a close in less than three months . The Lords do not finish their work in seven years . ) Sittings of the Court 1788-35 days 1789-17 1790-14 66 66 1791-5 " 1792-22 66 1793-22 1794-3 1795-24 66 142 days At length in the ...
... Hastings to a close in less than three months . The Lords do not finish their work in seven years . ) Sittings of the Court 1788-35 days 1789-17 1790-14 66 66 1791-5 " 1792-22 66 1793-22 1794-3 1795-24 66 142 days At length in the ...
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Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Oscar Sherwin No preview available - 2012 |
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