India On the Eve of the British Conquest; An Historical Sketch
India On the Eve of the British Conquest; An Historical Sketch
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The monsoon had filled the river, and made the fords impassable; and the bridges were commanded by the fort. The Marathas were hovering in force near the frontier, and marauding as usual; but were quite ready to take service with any one who would pay them.
Before the great Idol of the capital the Queen swore Kunde Rao and the Raja to a well-concerted plot for cutting off the obnoxious upstart. Resentment at his patron^s exorbitant greed of revenue, ambition.
Digitized by Google 340 THE RISE OF... HYDER ALLY.
and religious sentiment, contended in the Brahmin^s breast with fear, and perhaps with gratitude. But he elected to follow that patron's example, and betray him in turn, though in a ruder and more obvious manner. It is noticeable, that the Brahmin is the more violent; the Mussulman more supple and in- sinuating. A bargain was soon struck with the Maratha commander, who was to send 6,000 of his horsemen to Seringapatam by the twelfth of August.
Hyder, on that memorable morning, was quartered on the ground, where later stood the Dowlut Baug.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The monsoon had filled the river, and made the fords impassable; and the bridges were commanded by the fort. The Marathas were hovering in force near the frontier, and marauding as usual; but were quite ready to take service with any one who would pay them.
Before the great Idol of the capital the Queen swore Kunde Rao and the Raja to a well-concerted plot for cutting off the obnoxious upstart. Resentment at his patron^s exorbitant greed of revenue, ambition.
Digitized by Google 340 THE RISE OF... HYDER ALLY.
and religious sentiment, contended in the Brahmin^s breast with fear, and perhaps with gratitude. But he elected to follow that patron's example, and betray him in turn, though in a ruder and more obvious manner. It is noticeable, that the Brahmin is the more violent; the Mussulman more supple and in- sinuating. A bargain was soon struck with the Maratha commander, who was to send 6,000 of his horsemen to Seringapatam by the twelfth of August.
Hyder, on that memorable morning, was quartered on the ground, where later stood the Dowlut Baug.
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