The public in England perceived, and felt with a proper sympathy, the sufferings of the Eastern provinces in all cases in which they might be attributed to the abuses of power exercised under the Company's authority.
Burke highlights the English public's awareness of the suffering caused by the East India Company's abuses of power.
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