 ... against fighting, and Clive declared his concurrence with the majority. Long afterwards, he said that he had never called but one council of war, and that if he had taken the advice of that council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal....  Calcutta Review - Seite 1961855Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1892 - 420 Seiten
...council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting broken up when he was himself again. He retired alone under the shade...hour there in thought. He came back determined to put every thing to the hazard, and gave orders that all should be in readiness for passing the river on... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1892 - 432 Seiten
...been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting broken up when he was himself again. He_*etired alone under the shade of some trees, and passed near...hour there in thought. He came back determined to put every thing to the hazard, and gave orders that all should be in readiness for passing the river on... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1892 - 118 Seiten
...council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting broken up when he was himself again. He retired alone under the shade of some trees, and passed near an hoar there in thought. He came back determined to put e\ ery thing to the hazard, and gave orders that... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1893 - 198 Seiten
...masters of Benga1. But scarcely had the meeting broken up when he was himself again. He retired alone 10 under the shade of some trees, and passed near an...hour there in thought. He came back determined to put every thing to the hazard, and gave orders that all should be in readiness for passing the river on... | |
 | 1896 - 48 Seiten
...their advice the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting broke up than he was himself again. He retired alone under the shade of some trees, and passed an hour there in thought. He came back determined to take the risk, and gave orders that all should... | |
 | Montague John Guest - 1894 - 656 Seiten
...fighting, and Clive declared his concurrence with the majority. But scarcely had the meeting broken up when he was himself again. He retired alone under the shade...put everything to the hazard, and gave orders that all should be in readiness for passing the river" which separated the English from their foe on the... | |
 | John Ulrich Ransom - 1894 - 172 Seiten
...Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting broken up | when he was13 himself again. He retired8 alone under14 the shade of some trees, and passed near an hour there in thought.10 He came back determined to put 16 everything to the hazards, | and gave orders | that all... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1895 - 934 Seiten
...council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting broken up when e expressions which came first to his tongue were simple, energetic, and picturesque. every thing to the hazard, and gave orders that all should be in readiness for passing the river on... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton - 1895 - 460 Seiten
...council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting broken up when he was himself again. He retired alone under the shade of some trees, and passed nearly an hour there in thought. He came back determined to put everything to the hazard, and gave... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897 - 726 Seiten
...council, the British would never have been masters of Bengal. But scarcely had the meeting broken up when he was himself again. He retired alone under the shade...hour there in thought. He came back determined to put every thing to the hazard, and gave orders that all should be in readiness for passing the river on... | |
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