The Calcutta Review, Volumes 134-435 |
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Page 18
The Burial Register gives her age as thirty - eight only , so , in that case , she was too young to have been the mother of the little boy interred at Chinsurah . She left three sons : John Augustus - who had married , at Calcutta in ...
The Burial Register gives her age as thirty - eight only , so , in that case , she was too young to have been the mother of the little boy interred at Chinsurah . She left three sons : John Augustus - who had married , at Calcutta in ...
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The ethics of the duel reduces itself once again to the standard of personal grievance , and the Europe of the trophied lists gives place to the Europe of pistol and rapier . Even in England such men as Pitt and Fox follow the " code of ...
The ethics of the duel reduces itself once again to the standard of personal grievance , and the Europe of the trophied lists gives place to the Europe of pistol and rapier . Even in England such men as Pitt and Fox follow the " code of ...
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... up and putting his pistol to the head of the defenceless youth , called upon him to beg for life . This Clive did , but when the other demanded an apology and a retraction of the charge of cheating Clive refused to give either .
... up and putting his pistol to the head of the defenceless youth , called upon him to beg for life . This Clive did , but when the other demanded an apology and a retraction of the charge of cheating Clive refused to give either .
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Busteed's “ Echoes from Old Calcutta ” is the only work which gives a detailed account of these encounters . Beveridge in his History of Backerganj records an instance of violation of faith and criminal malversation none too rare in the ...
Busteed's “ Echoes from Old Calcutta ” is the only work which gives a detailed account of these encounters . Beveridge in his History of Backerganj records an instance of violation of faith and criminal malversation none too rare in the ...
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“ No sir , you . will please to fire first , ” replied the other . “ Is your pistol cocked , Mr. Barwell ? ” “ Yes sir . ” “ You a > 3 to will give me leave to look , sir DUELLING DAYS IN OLD CALCUTTA . 25.
“ No sir , you . will please to fire first , ” replied the other . “ Is your pistol cocked , Mr. Barwell ? ” “ Yes sir . ” “ You a > 3 to will give me leave to look , sir DUELLING DAYS IN OLD CALCUTTA . 25.
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