Lives of Indian Officers: Illustrative of the History of the Civil and Military Services of India, Volume 1A. Strahan, 1867 - British |
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affairs afterwards appear appointed army arrival Badjee Barlow Bengal Bombay British Government Calcutta camp career character Charles Metcalfe chief civil Colonel command conduct Council Court of Directors delight doubt duty East India Company effect Elphinstone endeavour enemy England English European favour feeling French friends Governor Governor-General happiness heart Henry Martyn honour hope Hyderabad interests King King's letter Lord Cornwallis Lord Minto Lord Wellesley Lord William Bentinck Lordship Madras Mahratta Medows Memoir ment Metcalfe's military mind Ministers mission Mountstuart Mountstuart Elphinstone Mysore native never opinion peace Peishwah Persian political Poonah present racter Rajah received regiment Residency respect return to England Scindiah sent Seringapatam settlement Sindh Sir Charles Metcalfe Sir George Barlow Sir John Malcolm soldier soon success things thought tion Tippoo troops whilst wish write wrote young
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Page 365 - And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land ; for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
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Page 332 - Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering ; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any, even as Christ forgave you, even so also do ye.
Page 485 - He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches.
Page 372 - No horses being to be had, I had an unexpected repose. I sat in the orchard, and thought with sweet comfort and peace, of my God ; in solitude my company, my friend, and comforter. Oh ! when shall time give place to eternity ! When shall appear that new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness...
Page xvi - The path of duty was the way to glory : He, that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, Thro...
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