 | Georg Forster - Afghanistan - 1798 - 650 pages
...Company's territorial pofieflions, than the generous policy of at" tacbing him for ever to our interefts by gratitude ; though this has been the apparent,...and is by many thought to be the real motive. Had we ambitioufly attempted to ** retain the .Conquered country, experience would foon have proved the impracticabt"... | |
 | George Forster - Afghanistan - 1808 - 762 pages
...the Company, says, " Our re" storing to SIiujah-ud-Dowlah, the whole of his dominions, pro" cecils more from the desire of not extending the Company's...and is by many thought to be the real motive. Had " ye ambitiously attempted to retain the conquered country, ex" perieii'.-e would soon have proved... | |
 | Sir John William Kaye - British - 1867 - 516 pages
...Company's territorial possessions than the generous principle of attaching him for ever to our interest by gratitude, though this has been the apparent, and...ambitiously attempted to retain the conquered country, experience would soon have proved the absurdity and impracticability of such a plan. The establishment... | |
 | New York Public Library - Bibliography - 1902 - 550 pages
...Company's territorial Possessions than the generous Principle of attaching him forever to our Interest by Gratitude, though this has been the apparent, and...ambitiously attempted to retain the Conquered Country, Experience would soon have proved the absurdity and Impracticability of such a Plan. The Establishment... | |
 | New York Public Library - Bibliography - 1902 - 544 pages
...Company's territorial Possessions than the generous Principle of attaching him forever to our Interest by Gratitude, though this has been the apparent, and...ambitiously attempted to retain the Conquered Country, Experience would soon have proved the absurdity and Impracticability of such a Plan. The Establishment... | |
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Company's territorial possessions than the generous principle of attaching him for ever to our interest by gratitude, though this has been the apparent, and is by many thought to be the real, motive. Had we ambitiously attempted to retain the conquered... 