| 1828 - 668 páginas
...with the suwarrs who accompani« ed him, and who spoke out, like all the rest of their countrymen, on the weakness of the King and the wickedness of...question to them, when the jemautdar, joining his bands, said with great fervency, " miserable as we are, of all miseries keep us from that!" " Why so?"... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1832 - 600 páginas
...government, and being asked whether he desired to be transferred to that of the English, exclaimed with great fervency, " Miserable as we are, of all miseries keep us from that !" It is vain to talk of the opinions which the natives of India ought to entertain ofoursystem; this... | |
| 1863 - 318 páginas
...would like to be under British Government. Joining his hands with great fervency, the man exclaimed, " Miserable as we are, of all miseries keep us from that!" " Why so ?" said the Englishman ; "are not our people far better governed ?" — " Yes, yes," was the reply ; " but... | |
| Edward Henry Nolan - 1878 - 456 páginas
...under British government? Whereupon the jemindar in command of the escort, joining his hands, remarked with great fervency, " Miserable as we are, of all miseries keep us from that!" — "Why so?" said the officer; "are not our people far better governed?" — "Yes," was the answer, "but the name of... | |
| 1886 - 136 páginas
...in the moment of infatuation: "Miserable as we are. of all miseries keep us from that (annexation)!" "Why so?" said Captain Lockitt, "are not our people far better governed?" "Yes; but the name of Oude and the honour of our nation would be at an end." — Heber's "Journal," vol.... | |
| Samuel Lucas - 1924 - 216 páginas
...familiarly with the suwarrs who accompanied him, and who spoke out, like all the rest of their countrymen, on the weakness of the King and the wickedness of the Government, ha fairly put the question to them, when the Jemautdar, joining hia hands said with great fervency,... | |
| Samuel Lucas - 1857 - 224 páginas
...with the '' suwarrs who accompanied him, and who spoke out, like " all the rest of their countrymen, on the weakness of the " King and the wickedness of...Miserable as we " are, of all miseries keep us from that ! * " Such are the statements, coupled with accounts of disorders in the collection of revenues, and... | |
| P. C. Mukherji - 2003 - 284 páginas
...placed under the British Government, Captain Locket fairly put the question to them, when tho Jamntlar, joining his hands, said with great fervency, " miserable as we are, of all miseries, keep us from that." Blthop JTebcr, 1824. So far from their entertaining any such feelings (sighing for the blessings of... | |
| Rashmi Dube Bhatnagar, Reena Dube - 2005 - 338 páginas
...admirable knowledge of Hindostanee enables him to do, familiarly with the suwarrs who accompanied him ... he fairly put the question to them, when the jemautdar,..."miserable as we are, of all miseries keep us from that." (1828, 190-191) Bishop Heber's travelogue gives us a glimpse of the war of representations at the site... | |
| |