text_original: K.L. iii. 379. '^ Ibid., 389. 1858] THE QUEEN'S PROCLAMATION 295 latter step was severely criticized at the time, but it is now gener  ally recognized to have been both opportune and appropriate. It gave gi'eat satisfaction to the ageing Monarch, and it served to cement the bond between the Queen Empress and the Princes and peoples of the Indian Empire.
text_transcription: THE LATTER STEP WAS SEVERELY CRITICIZED AT THE TIME BUT IT IS NOW GENERALLY RECOGNIZED TO HAVE BEEN BOTH OPPORTUNE AND APPROPRIATE IT GAVE GREAT SATISFACTION TO THE AGING MONARCH AND IT SERVED TO CEMENT THE BOND BETWEEN THE QUEEN EMPRESS AND THE PRINCES AND PEOPLES OF THE INDIAN EMPIRE
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