th ▁J any ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁aged ▁ 7 8 . ▁The ▁des perate ▁state ▁of ▁affairs ▁in ▁India ▁becoming ▁prosper ous ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁vict ories ▁ende ared ▁him ▁to ▁his ▁country . ▁History ▁has ▁recorded ▁his ▁fame . ▁The ▁reg rets ▁of ▁the ▁worthy ▁bear ▁testim ony ▁to ▁his ▁virt ues . ▁C ui ▁p ud or ▁& ▁just it iae ▁sor or ▁incor rupt a ▁f ides ▁n uda que ▁ver itas ▁quando ▁u ll um ▁in ven ient ▁pare m ▁(" When ▁shall ▁Re ver ence ▁and ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁Justice , ▁un t aint ed ▁Hon our , ▁and ▁n aked ▁Tr uth , ▁ever ▁find ▁one ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁peer ?" ▁From ▁Hor ace , ▁Car min um ▁( O des ), ▁Book ▁I , ▁Car men ▁XX IV ▁Ad ▁Vir g il ium , ▁lines ▁ 6 - 8 ) ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁base ▁is ▁a ▁verse ▁by ▁Hann ah ▁More ▁( 1 7 4 5 - 1 8 3 3 ), ▁the ▁religious ▁writer ▁and ▁phil anth rop ist : ▁Born ▁to ▁command , ▁to ▁conquer ▁and ▁to ▁spare , ▁As ▁Mer cy ▁m ild , ▁yet ▁terrible ▁as ▁War , ▁Here ▁LA WR EN CE ▁rest s : ▁the ▁tr ump ▁of ▁honest ▁fame , ▁From ▁Th ames ▁to ▁G anges ▁has ▁proc laimed ▁his ▁name . ▁In ▁vain ▁this ▁fra il ▁mem orial ▁friendship ▁re ars , ▁His ▁dear est ▁monuments : ▁an ▁army ' s ▁tears . ▁His ▁de