text_original: No orderly admini  strator could tolerate the continued existence of a social pest of this character, and Hastings determined by one swift and strong blow to annihilate their power. The l*indaris ei.< joyed the sympathy, if * Lyall, British Dominion in India, p. 258, "^ Ibid, 1856] FIRST BURMESE WAR 26S not the avowed support, of most of the Maratha chiefs, to whose trade they had succeeded. To proceed against them with anything less than overwhelming force would, therefore, have been simply to court disaster.
text_transcription: NO ORDERLY ADMINISTRATOR COULD TOLERATE THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF A SOCIAL PEST OF THIS CHARACTER AND HASTINGS DETERMINED BY ONE SWIFT AND STRONG BLOW TO ANNIHILATE THEIR POWER THE PINDARES ENJOYED THIS SYMPATHY IF NOT THE AVOWED SUPPORT OF MOST OF THE MARATA CHIEFS TO WHOSE TRADE THEY HAD SUCCEEDED TO PROCEED AGAINST THEM WITH ANYTHING LESS THAN OVERWHELMING FORCE WOULD THEREFORE HAVE BEEN SIMPLY TO COURT DISASTER
phonemes: nˈoʊ ˈɔːɹdɚli ɐdmˈɪni stɹˈeɪɾɚ kʊd tˈɑːlɚɹˌeɪt ðə kəntˈɪnjuːd ɛɡzˈɪstəns əvə sˈoʊʃəl pˈɛst ʌv ðɪs kˈæɹɪktɚ, ænd hˈeɪstɪŋz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd baɪ wˈʌn swˈɪft ænd stɹˈɔŋ blˈoʊ tʊ ɐnˈaɪəlˌeɪt ðɛɹ pˈaʊɚ. ðɪ ˈɛl ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ɪndˈɑːɹɹɪs ˈaɪ.dʒˈɔɪd ðə sˈɪmpəθi, ɪf ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk lˈaɪɔːl, bɹˈɪɾɪʃ dəmˈɪniən ɪn ˈɪndiə, pˈiː. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, "ˈɪbɪd, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks] fˈɜːst bˈɜːmiːz dˌʌbəljˌuːˌeɪˈɑːɹ twˈɛnti sˈɪks ᵻz nˌɑːt ðɪ ɐvˈaʊd səpˈɔːɹt, ʌv mˈoʊst əv ðə mæɹˈæθə tʃˈiːfs, tə hˌuːz tɹˈeɪd ðeɪ hæd səksˈiːdᵻd. tə pɹəsˈiːd ɐɡˈɛnst ðˌɛm wɪð ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ lˈɛs ðɐn ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmɪŋ fˈɔːɹs wˈʊd, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, hɐvbɪn sˈɪmpli tə kˈɔːɹt dɪzˈæstɚ.