A History of the Mahrattas v1.c10.70

v1.c10.70

Thus did Sivajee obtain possession of the tract between Chakun and the Neera; and the manner in which he established himself, watching and crouching like the wily tiger of his own mountain valleys, until he had stolen into a situation from whence he could at once spring on his prey, accounts both for the difficulty found in tracing his early rise and the astonishing rapidity with which he extended his power, when he progress had attracted notice and longer concealment was impossible.