The Calcutta Review, Volumes 134-435University of Calcutta, 1912 |
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Page 18
... 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 1826 , Miss Jane ...
... 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 1826 , Miss Jane ...
Page 19
... gives place to the Europe of pistol and rapier . Even in England such men as Pitt and Fox follow the " code of honour , " and later no less a worthy than Daniel O'Connel eludes two successive challenges from Peel and Disraeli . On ...
... gives place to the Europe of pistol and rapier . Even in England such men as Pitt and Fox follow the " code of honour , " and later no less a worthy than Daniel O'Connel eludes two successive challenges from Peel and Disraeli . On ...
Page 20
... give either . " Fire and be damned to you , ' he answered , " I said you cheated , I say so still , and I will never pay you . " The matter ended by the surprised bully throwing down his weapon with the remark that Clive was mad ...
... give either . " Fire and be damned to you , ' he answered , " I said you cheated , I say so still , and I will never pay you . " The matter ended by the surprised bully throwing down his weapon with the remark that Clive was mad ...
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... gives a detailed account of these encounters . Beveridge in his History of Backerganj records an instance of violation of faith and criminal malver- sation none too rare in the days of which we write . From this it would appear that ...
... gives a detailed account of these encounters . Beveridge in his History of Backerganj records an instance of violation of faith and criminal malver- sation none too rare in the days of which we write . From this it would appear that ...
Page 25
... said Clavering . " No sir , you will please to fire first , replied the other . " Is your pistol cocked , Mr. Barwell ? " " Yes sir . " " " " You will give me leave to look , sir ; I DUELLING DAYS IN OLD CALCUTTA . 25.
... said Clavering . " No sir , you will please to fire first , replied the other . " Is your pistol cocked , Mr. Barwell ? " " Yes sir . " " " " You will give me leave to look , sir ; I DUELLING DAYS IN OLD CALCUTTA . 25.
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