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 213 by Matthew Atmore Sherring - 1868 - 388 pages Full view -
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