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" ... they may take from me what I have ; they may, as they think, make me poor; but I will be happy. Before I sit down, I have one request to make to the house ; that when they come to decide upon my honour, they will not forget their own." The house rejected... "
Biography of Eminent Men, Statesmen, Heroes, Authors, Artists, and Men of ... - Page 216
by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1840
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The New Universal Biographical Dictionary, and American ..., Volume 2

James Hardie - 1801 - 526 pages
...long speech, a justification of his conduct. The house soon after rejected the motion and resolved, " that, Lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country." Soon after this period, however, he was again affected with that most dreadful of all disorders insanity,...
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General Biography: Or, Lives, Critical and Historical, of the Most ..., Volume 3

John Aikin - 1802 - 686 pages
...Loughborough and chancel•lor), he made such a defence, that the house rejected the motion, and resolved " That lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country :" which resolution, it may be observed, was by no means a contradiction to the motion. From that time...
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A Biographical, Historical and Chronological Dictionary:: Containing ...

John Watkins - 1807 - 1014 pages
...defended himself with spirit and modesty, and the motion was not only rejected, hut the house resolved, that " lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country." This treatment, however, had an ill effect on his mind, and in a fit of gloom he put an end to himself...
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Universal Biography: Containing a Copious Account, Critical and Historical ...

John Lemprière - 1810 - 650 pages
...this charge he made a short but most energetic defence, and the conclusion was that the house voted that lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country. His abilities as a general were universally admired, Mr. Pitt called him л heaven-born general, who, without...
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The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].

Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...at least with great ability; and the house of commons rejected the motion against him, and resolved, that " lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country." Lord Clive was a striking instance of the inefficacy of external honors, and of great wealth to confer...
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Contains the earls from the accession of George III

Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 748 pages
...honour, they will not forget their own." " The House of Commons rejected the motion, and resolved, " That Lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country." " Such was the issue of this disgraceful persecution. If, indeed, the Minister had made his attack...
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Peerage of England. ...

Arthur Collins - 1812 - 766 pages
...honour, they will not forget their own." " The House of Commons rejected the motion, and res6lvedi " That Lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country." " Such was the issue of this disgraceful persecution. If, indeed, the Minister had made his attack...
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The universal biographical dictionary; or, An historical account of the ...

John Watkins - 1821 - 1570 pages
...entrusted." He defended himself with spirit, and tlie motion was not only rejected, but the house resolved that " lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country." This treatment, however, had an ill effect on his spirit*, and he put an end to himself, November 2'-',...
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The history of England, during the reign of George iii, Volume 1

William Jones - 1825 - 452 pages
...exploits. After a warm debate, a majority of the house of commons yielded to a formal resolution, " That lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country," by which an end was put to the inquiry. Wounded, however, by the attack upon his character, and probably...
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Lempriere's Universal Biography: Containing a Critical and ..., Volume 1

John Lemprière, Eleazar Lord - 1825 - 794 pages
...this charge he made a short hut most encrgetic defence, ana the conelusion was that the house voted that lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country. Hia ahilities as a general were universally admired. Mr. Pitt called him a heaven-horu general, who,...
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