| 1840 - 662 pages
...Under their old masters they had at least one resource : — when the evil became insupportable, they rose and pulled down the government. But the English...barbarian despotism, was strong with all the strength of civilisation. It resembled the government of evil genii, rather than the government of human tyrants.... | |
| 1840 - 612 pages
...tyranny like this. They found the little finger of the Company thicker than the loins of Surajah Dowlah. Under their old masters they had at least one resource : — when the evil became insupportable, they rose and pulled down the government. But the English government was not to be so shaken off. That... | |
| 1840 - 612 pages
...they had at least one resource : — when the evil became insupportable, they rose and pulled clown the government. But the English government was not...barbarian despotism, was strong with all the strength of civilisation. It resembled the government of evil genii, rather than the government of human tyrants.... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 pages
...tyranny like this. They found the little finger of the Company thicker than the loins of Surajah Dowlah. Under their old masters they had at least one resource: when the evil became insupportable, they rose and pulled down the government. But the English government was not to be so shaken off. That... | |
| Charles MacFarlane - 1844 - 1184 pages
...tyranny like this. They found the little finger of the company thicker than the loins of Suraj-u-Dowlah. Under their old masters they had at least one resource : when the evil became insupportable they rose and pulled down the government. But the English government was not to be so shaken off. That... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...Dowlah. Under their old masters they had at least one resource : when ihe evil became insupportable, they ties has been altered; the relative position remains unchanged. Through the whole of that genii, rather than the government of human tyrants. Even despair could not inspire the soft Bengalee... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...tyranny like this. They found the little finger of the Company thicker than the loins of Surajah Dowlah. Under their old masters they had at least one resource : when the evil became insupportable, they rose and pulled down the government. But the English government was not to be so shaken off. That... | |
| 1852 - 780 pages
...tyranny like this. They found the little finger of the Company thicker than the loins of Surajah Dowlah. tages of reality and deception, the cl they rose and pulled down the government. But the English government was not to be so shaken off. That... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1853 - 596 pages
...tyranny like this. They found the little finger of the Company thicker than the loins of Surajah Dowlah. Under their old masters they had at least one resource...barbarian despotism, was strong with all the strength of civilisation. It resembled the government of evil Genii, rather than the government of human tyrants.... | |
| John C. Cobden - 1853 - 528 pages
...tyranny like this; they found the little finger of the Company thicker t'uan the loins of Surajah Dowlah. Under their old masters they had at least one resource; when the evil became insupportable, they rose and pulled down the government. But the English government was cot to be so shaken off. That... | |
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