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 of luxury from childhood, he had early formed intemperate habits. Besides, he was extravagant in the extreme and lived beyond his income. Vidyasagar had to advance him Rs 4000 more. He had raised the whole amount of ten thousand rupees by loan on behalf of Mr. Dutta and as the latter did not repay a pice he was compelled to dispose of two-thirds of the "Sanskrit Press" to satisfy the importunate creditors. Over and above this sum, the poet borrowed money from several other sources, which in time came to about Rs 40,000. At last the liberating angel Death came to his rescue in June 1873. The Milton of Bengal breathed his last in the General Hospital at Alipur.

This was not the only time when Vidyasagar ran into debt to relieve others. Once he borrowed Rs 7500 from Maharani Swarnamayi of Cossimbazar. Another time he secured a loan of Rs 25,000 from a member of the Paikpara Raj family. On several other occasions he raised thousands