The Calcutta Review, Volumes 134-435 |
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Page 6
It would be no easy matter to recount his various adventures before he obtained from de Boigne the command of the first two battalions the latter had raised for Sindhia , whose army had lately been organised .
It would be no easy matter to recount his various adventures before he obtained from de Boigne the command of the first two battalions the latter had raised for Sindhia , whose army had lately been organised .
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The matter ended by the surprised bully throwing down his weapon with the remark that Clive was mad . In the days of John Company duelling appears to have been a pastime , quite as fashionable with the “ nababs ” of Madras and Calcutta ...
The matter ended by the surprised bully throwing down his weapon with the remark that Clive was mad . In the days of John Company duelling appears to have been a pastime , quite as fashionable with the “ nababs ” of Madras and Calcutta ...
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But as a matter of fact a victorious duellist when tried for manslaughter managed , in nine cases out of ten , to get off scot free . " J. H. Stocqueler , Editor of the Englishman , and J. Silk Buckingham of the Calcutta Journal ...
But as a matter of fact a victorious duellist when tried for manslaughter managed , in nine cases out of ten , to get off scot free . " J. H. Stocqueler , Editor of the Englishman , and J. Silk Buckingham of the Calcutta Journal ...
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Mr Barwell repeated his reluctance to carry the matter further , and his desire to end it by accommodation in such a manner as should be satisfactory to the General At length the latter yielded so far as to consent , with many ...
Mr Barwell repeated his reluctance to carry the matter further , and his desire to end it by accommodation in such a manner as should be satisfactory to the General At length the latter yielded so far as to consent , with many ...
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But morning found his acquaintance of the night before in a milder frame , and written explanations were exchanged , which , though they proved more satisfactory to the seconds than to the parties themselves , terminated the matter ...
But morning found his acquaintance of the night before in a milder frame , and written explanations were exchanged , which , though they proved more satisfactory to the seconds than to the parties themselves , terminated the matter ...
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