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more than detached anecdotes of him. He 

 was indeed a very extraordinary man, and 

 lived in a style perhaps of more grandeur than 

 any potentate in the world, since the down- 

 fall of the kings of India. 



Being protected by the English, he was en- 

 abled to dedicate his whole time to amuse- 

 ment, so that his history, replete with anec- 

 dotes, would, if well written, probably afford 

 more entertainment than most novels. He was 

 of a moderate stature, rather corpulent, w ith 

 a handsome face, and sharp penetrating eyes, 

 and possessed much activity of body for a 

 man of his size. He possessed great quick- 

 ness of mind and volubility of tongue, with 

 no apparent want of capacity to a superficial 

 observer; yet that his understanding was 

 weak, might easily be discovered by the style 

 of his conversation, which dwelt chiefly on 

 frivolous and childish subjects, and by the 

 tenor of his actions and habits ; the greater 

 part of his time being occupied with trifles 

 and trifling amusements. He was very gene- 



