I resolved," — these are the words of Hastings himself, — "to draw from his guilt the means of relief to the Company's distresses, to make him pay largely for his pardon, or to exact a severe vengeance for past delinquency. The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times - Page 203 by Matthew Atmore Sherring - 1868 - 388 pages Full view -
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