A Metrical History of England Or, Recollections, in Rhyme, Of some of the most prominent Features in our National Chronology, from the Landing of Julius Caesar to the Commencement of the Regency, in 1812. In Two Volumes ... By Thomas Dibdin |
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The conquerors of Austerlitz we hate,
Who not succeed thro' rectitude, but fate;
And Indian princes, who ne'er thought
Of British interference, ought
Maintain their ancient rights against, or trade,
Or what, or whom their native land, invade;
Correction here may offer a short word,
To say that Tippoo was not rightful lord
Of what he died for; that bold Hyder's son
Defended what his sire by force had won,
While we the legal Rajah's heir restored.
It may be so, but truth says, after all,
The Musnud of Mysore is Leadenhall.
Who not succeed thro' rectitude, but fate;
And Indian princes, who ne'er thought
Of British interference, ought
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Or what, or whom their native land, invade;
Correction here may offer a short word,
To say that Tippoo was not rightful lord
Of what he died for; that bold Hyder's son
Defended what his sire by force had won,
While we the legal Rajah's heir restored.
It may be so, but truth says, after all,
The Musnud of Mysore is Leadenhall.
Kistna Rajah Oidaver, the only child of Chiaum Rauze, or Raige, (five of whose seven wives are living), was placed on the Musnud, or throne, of the deceased Rajah, on the 60th of June, at the old town of Mysore; the ceremony was performed by General Harris, as senior Member of the British Commission, and Meer Allum, acting for his Highness the Nizam. The deportment of the young Prince, who was only five years old, is described as having been remarkably decorous. Vide Lonsdale's Narrative Sketches of the Conquest of the Mysore.
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