"In Vishnu’s lotus-foot alone Confide! His power shall ne’er decay, When tumbles every earthly throne, And mortal glory fades away."
— John Leyden

January 1, 1970

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Rev. James Mortan. The Poetical Remains of the Late Dr John Leyden, With Memoirs of His Life (London: Longman, 1819), pp. 277–85. Quoted in Vikram Sampath - Tipu - The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum (2024)