An Essay on the Best Means of Civilising the Subjects of the British Empire in India, and of Diffusing the Light of the Christian Religion Throughout the Eastern WorldW. Blackwood, 1805 - 242 Seiten |
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... measures ; and , by attempting to ameliorate the condition and exalt the character of those whom the fortune of war has thrown under their protection , to lessen the evils of con- quest , to secure the grateful attachment of their ...
... measures ; and , by attempting to ameliorate the condition and exalt the character of those whom the fortune of war has thrown under their protection , to lessen the evils of con- quest , to secure the grateful attachment of their ...
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... measures of re- dress , such as an inquiry of the kind we are entering upon might suggest , can alone exempt us from that awful retri- bution , which is thus prophetically denounced by an im- passioned writer ; Did peace descend , to ...
... measures of re- dress , such as an inquiry of the kind we are entering upon might suggest , can alone exempt us from that awful retri- bution , which is thus prophetically denounced by an im- passioned writer ; Did peace descend , to ...
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... measure of a wise and hu- mane policy be adopted , to prevent a dismemberment of the empire , which may prove fatal , must prove hurtful ? Let us also reflect upon the extreme distance of Hindostan from the body of the empire . If we ...
... measure of a wise and hu- mane policy be adopted , to prevent a dismemberment of the empire , which may prove fatal , must prove hurtful ? Let us also reflect upon the extreme distance of Hindostan from the body of the empire . If we ...
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... measure dependent upon it , must be equally defective . And , amid some magnificent monu- ments of the architecture of past ages , the huts of the pre- sent race are miserable indeed : nor can any contrast be more striking than that ...
... measure dependent upon it , must be equally defective . And , amid some magnificent monu- ments of the architecture of past ages , the huts of the pre- sent race are miserable indeed : nor can any contrast be more striking than that ...
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... measure , for this disadvan- tage , the living languages are comparatively few ; and Per- sian ( like Greek in ancient , and Latin in more modern times , ) is very generally spoken and understood . Schools are scattered in different ...
... measure , for this disadvan- tage , the living languages are comparatively few ; and Per- sian ( like Greek in ancient , and Latin in more modern times , ) is very generally spoken and understood . Schools are scattered in different ...
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