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arms, with courage, moderation, and clemency, the annals of 
Hindostan will transmit to future ages names dear to fame, and 
deserving the applause of Europe. As husbands, fathers, masters, 
they cannot easily be excelled; and in private friendship, they 
act with true nobility of soul. Friendship, illustrated in its more 
general sense, by unostentatious acts of humanity and benevolence, 
shines in India with conspicuous lustre; distress never pleads in 
vain, and the milk of human kindness flows in ample streams. 
How often have the sons and daughters of misfortune experienced 
the blessed effects of oriental benevolence! how often have the 
ruined merchant, the disconsolate widow, and the helpless orphan, 
been relieved by the delicate and silent subscription, amounting 
in a few hours to several thousand pounds, without the child of 
sorrow knowing its benefactors! And here, with all the milder 
virtues belonging to their sex, my amiable countrywomen are en- 
titled to their full share of applause. This is no fulsome panegyric; 
it is a tribute of truth and affection, to those worthy characters 
with whom I so long associated. It will be confirmed by all who 
have resided in India; and Mr. Bud worth, in his pleasant Ramble 
to the Lakes, mentioning the kindness of Colonel Duff, and several 
of his brother officers, during his distresses in Bengal, justly ob~ 
serves, that “ similar instances are not unusual in India: the heart 
expands in proportion to the distance from their native country, 
and the frequent warfare they are engaged in; and war ever brings 
home the soldier’s feelings to the noblest effects. A systematic 
cold-blooded Indian is almost a phenomenon in their armies.” 
I have not the smallest intention of praising the Anglo-Indians 
at the expense of my countrymen at home: the seeds of philam 
