 India, ought to have been stanch to their protectors : " but," he added, "there are some men who never can be satisfied ; give them what you will, they will always be craving after more." "True, sir," replied Umrao Sing, with the utmost gravity, "there...  Diary of a tour through Oude, in December 1849, & January & February, 1850 - Page 86by sir William Henry Sleeman - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Sir William Henry Sleeman - Oudh (Princely State) - 1858 - 442 pages
...said Umrao Sing, looking 'me steadily in the face, and with the greatest possible gravity, " there are some people who never can be satisfied, give them...expressing his thoughts freely to European gentlemen ; and Umrao Sing continued : " The fact is, sir, that after you had, by good government, made us all happy... | |
 | Plague Spot - Great Britain - 1859 - 632 pages
...True sir," was the reply, delivered with the utmost gravity, " there are some people who can never be satisfied, give them what you will ; give them the whole of Hindoostan, and they will go off to Cabool, to take more." Lord Canning and General Anson's order in 1856 to compel all recruits to swear... | |
 | John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow - Great Britain - 1859 - 398 pages
...are some men who never can be satisfied." " True," replied the old landholder referred to, " there are some people who never can be satisfied, give them what you will. Give them the whole of Hindostan, and they will go off to Cabul to take more." And he proceeded to explain how, when of centralization,... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1879 - 612 pages
...more." "True, sir," 'replied Umrao Sing, with the utmost gravity, " there are some people who can never be satisfied, give them what you will; give them the whole of Hindoostan, and they will go off to Cabool to take more."J Hedayut Ali, a subahdar of the Bengal Seik battalion, a man of excellent character,... | |
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