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That her situation was truly pitiable,--her estate sequestered, her treasury ransacked, her cojahs prisoners, and her servants deserting daily from want of subsistence.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke describes the pitiable situation of the Begum, highlighting her loss and despair.
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