Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form a complete meaningful paragraph.
(of abandoning old people to / to send out / of failing health and strength / all aged people / was governed by a despotic leader)*
The country Shining (i) ……… who though a warrior, had a great and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive (ii) ………This caused him (iii) ………… a cruel proclamation. The entire province was given strict orders to immediately put to ***** (iv) ………Those were barbarous days, and the custom (v) ………… was not uncommon
