CHAPTER VIII. 
A VIEW OF THE SOCIETY AND MANNERS OF THE 
ENGLISH IN INDIA; 
AND PARTICULARLY IN THE ISLAND OF BOMBAY. 
Quieto et pure atque eleganter actae aetatis placida ac lenis recordatio. 
The soothing and calm remembrance of a life passed with quiet, innocence, and elegance. 
Cicero. 
In all my wandering round this world of care. 
In all my griefs — and God has given my share, 
I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown. 
In Albion’s happy isle to lay me down: 
My anxious day to husband near the close. 
And keep life’s flame from wasting, by repose : 
I cherish’d hopes, for pride attends us still. 
Amidst my English friends to shew my skill; 
Around my fire an evening group to draw. 
And tell of all I felt, and all I saw. 
Goldsmith, altered. 
