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... entered . It was , nevertheless , that passage , strengthened as it had been to meet such an attempt , which the British general resolved to force . At 3 o'clock on the morning of the 4th September , therefore , he detached , under the ...
... entered . It was , nevertheless , that passage , strengthened as it had been to meet such an attempt , which the British general resolved to force . At 3 o'clock on the morning of the 4th September , therefore , he detached , under the ...
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... entered Delhi , and liberated from confinement the unhappy blind old king , Shah Alum , who had been so long , not only a state prisoner , but subjected to tyranny and insult . By him , and by all the inhabi- tants of Delhi , the ...
... entered Delhi , and liberated from confinement the unhappy blind old king , Shah Alum , who had been so long , not only a state prisoner , but subjected to tyranny and insult . By him , and by all the inhabi- tants of Delhi , the ...
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... entered into negotiations to surrender their guns , —but which came to nothing , -he formed them into two columns , the first of which was to turn the enemy's right , now concentrated round the village of Mohaulpore . The second was to ...
... entered into negotiations to surrender their guns , —but which came to nothing , -he formed them into two columns , the first of which was to turn the enemy's right , now concentrated round the village of Mohaulpore . The second was to ...
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... entered as a conqueror the imperial city of Delhi ; he had taken four hundred and twenty six pieces of cannon , and more than all , he had proved the soundness of the theory , that a British general , possessing the confidence of his ...
... entered as a conqueror the imperial city of Delhi ; he had taken four hundred and twenty six pieces of cannon , and more than all , he had proved the soundness of the theory , that a British general , possessing the confidence of his ...
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... entering into any positive engagement , but when the for- tunes of that chieftain had sunk to their lowest ebb , Ambajee , bent on securing himself , entered into conditions with the Commander - in - chief , whereby he abandoned all his ...
... entering into any positive engagement , but when the for- tunes of that chieftain had sunk to their lowest ebb , Ambajee , bent on securing himself , entered into conditions with the Commander - in - chief , whereby he abandoned all his ...
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Página 219 - The discretion of a judge is the law of tyrants : it is always unknown ; it is different in different men ; it is casual, and depends upon constitution, temper, and passion. In the best, it is oftentimes caprice ; in the worst it is every vice, folly, and passion, to which human nature is liable.'*- — Lord Camden.
Página 423 - ... when a man doth compass or imagine the death of our lord the King, or of our lady his queen or of their eldest son and heir...
Página 198 - Sect. 65 enacts, that the jurisdiction of the county court under this act shall extend to the recovery of any demand not exceeding the sum of twenty pounds, which is the whole or part of the unliquidated balance of a partnership account, or the amount or part of the amount of a distributive share under an intestacy, or of any legacy under a will.
Página 306 - The words of a will are to be taken in their ordinary and grammatical sense, unless a clear intention to use them in another sense can be collected, and that other can be ascertained.
Página 298 - The vain titles of the victories of Justinian are crumbled into dust ; but the name of the legislator is inscribed on a fair and everlasting monument. Under his reign, and by his care, the civil jurisprudence was digested in the immortal works of the CODE, the PANDECTS, and the...
Página 189 - Provided always, that the court shall not have cognizance of any action of ejectment, or in which the title to any corporeal or incorporeal hereditaments, or to any toll, fair, market, or franchise, shall be in question, or in which the validity of any devise, bequest, or limitation under any will or settlement may be disputed, or for any malicious prosecution, or for any libel or slander, or for criminal conversation, or for seduction, or breach of promise of marriage.
Página 386 - So that, upon the whole, the only adequate definition of felony seems to be that which is' before laid down, viz., an offence which occasions a total forfeiture of either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to which capital or other punishment may be superadded, according to the degree of guilt.
Página 186 - That it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, with the advice of Her Privy Council...
Página 177 - I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their noonday dreams. From my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about the sun.
Página 218 - ... know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. "Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot...