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361. His epistles in his banishment, 379. His opinion of the study of rhetoric, 477. Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, defects in his History, i. 277. Too good for his age, 361. His virtues and faults, 362. His testimony in regard to Hampden, ii. 5, 6, 19, 21, 26-28, 37, 41, 56, 59, 61. His literary merit, 358. His position at the head of affairs, 522-530. His faulty style, 541. His opposition to the growing power of the Commons, 561. His temper, 562. Classical literature, indiscriminate praise of, i. 44. Should be justly estimated, 45. Clavering, General, made Councillor for India, iii. 144. Opposes Hastings, 148. Dies, 163. Clement VII., Pope, i. 184. Clifford, Lord, his character, ii. 538, 539. His retirement, 545. His talent for debate, 561. Clive, Lord, review of Sir John Malcolm's Life of, ii. 670-762. His family and boyhood, 672, 673. His shipment to India, 673. His arrival at Madras, and position there, 675. Obtains an ensign's commission in the Company's service, 678. His attack, capture, and defence of Arcot, 688-692. His subsequent proceedings, 693-696. His marriage and return to England, 696. His reception, 697. Elected to Parliament, 698. Returns to India, 700. His subsequent proceedings, 700, 706-708. His conduct towards Omichund, 709-719. His transactions with Meer Jaffier, 711-713, 715, 716, 723. His pecuniary acquisitions, 720. Appointed Governor of the Company's possessions in Bengal, 723. His dispersion of Shah Alum's army, 725. Responsibility of his position, 727. His return to England, 728. His reception, 728. His proceedings at the India House, 731, 732, 736. Nominated Governor of the British possessions in Bengal, 736. His arrival at Calcutta, 737. Suppresses a conspiracy, 741, 742. Success of his foreign policy, 742. His return to England, 745. His unpopularity and its causes, 745-750. His speech in his defence, and its consequence, 753, 757. Invested with the Grand Cross of the Bath, 756. His life in retirement, 758. Failing of his mind, and death by his own hand, 758-760. Reflections on his career, 760. Notices Warren Hastings, iii. 120. Clodius, bribery at the trial of, ii. 432. Cobham, Lord, his malignity toward Essex, ii. 397. Coke, Sir E., his co
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