Lights and Shades of the East: Or a Study of the Life of Baboo Harrischander and Passing Thoughts on India and Its People, Their Present and FutureAlliance Press, 1863 - 385 Seiten |
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... him by most of the greatest and most illustrious names of India , and some of the distinguished statesmen of England , appearing in his list of subscribers . BOMBAY : March , 1863 . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. SUNRISE AND SUNSET OF HARRIS .
... him by most of the greatest and most illustrious names of India , and some of the distinguished statesmen of England , appearing in his list of subscribers . BOMBAY : March , 1863 . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. SUNRISE AND SUNSET OF HARRIS .
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Or a Study of the Life of Baboo Harrischander and Passing Thoughts on India and Its People, Their Present and Future Framji Bomanji. 1 1 CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. SUNRISE AND SUNSET OF HARRIS .
Or a Study of the Life of Baboo Harrischander and Passing Thoughts on India and Its People, Their Present and Future Framji Bomanji. 1 1 CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. SUNRISE AND SUNSET OF HARRIS .
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... HARRIS . PHILOSOPHY more liberal than the World in its estimate of character . — Baboo Harrischander appreciated more by the former than the latter . - Change in the East since the advent of the English . - Eastern and Western Pro ...
... HARRIS . PHILOSOPHY more liberal than the World in its estimate of character . — Baboo Harrischander appreciated more by the former than the latter . - Change in the East since the advent of the English . - Eastern and Western Pro ...
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... Harris's manly position . - Men- tion of his writings and character by Mr. Norton of Madras , and Dr. Russell of the London Times.— Suppression of the Mutinies . - The cry of the Bengal Ryot . - Harris's unwearied exertion in his cause ...
... Harris's manly position . - Men- tion of his writings and character by Mr. Norton of Madras , and Dr. Russell of the London Times.— Suppression of the Mutinies . - The cry of the Bengal Ryot . - Harris's unwearied exertion in his cause ...
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... HARRIS . EXTERNAL influences from early Teachers . - The Mis- sionary best adapted to be the Teacher of Youth . — Why , however , he is disliked in India . - His undue zeal in the propagation of his Religion . - Mr . Gaster quoted ...
... HARRIS . EXTERNAL influences from early Teachers . - The Mis- sionary best adapted to be the Teacher of Youth . — Why , however , he is disliked in India . - His undue zeal in the propagation of his Religion . - Mr . Gaster quoted ...
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Seite 179 - We must at present do our best to form a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern ; a class of persons Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect.
Seite 143 - Throw yourself rather, my dear Sir, from the steep Tarpeian rock slap-dash headlong upon iron spikes. If you had but five consolatory minutes between the desk and the bed, make much of them, and live a century in them, rather than turn slave to the Booksellers. They are Turks and Tartars, when they have poor authors at their beck. Hitherto you have been at arm's length from them.
Seite 312 - I mean, that modern history appears to be not only a step in advance of ancient history, but the last step; it appears to bear marks of the fulness of time, as if there would be no future history beyond it.
Seite 101 - They are hauled and roll off him, and Tom is discovered a motionless body. " Old Brooke picks him up. ' Stand back, give him air,' he says ; and then feeling his limbs, adds,
Seite 219 - A dungeon horrible, on all sides round As one great furnace flamed, yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell...
Seite 100 - ... them, straight for our goal, like the column of the Old Guard up the slope at Waterloo. All former Charges have been child's play to this. Warner and Hedge have met them, but still on they come. The bull-dogs rush in for the last time; they are hurled over or carried back, striving hand, foot, and eyelids. Old Brooke comes sweeping round the skirts of the play, and turning short round picks out the very heart of the scrummage, and plunges in. It wavers for a moment — he has the ball! No, it...
Seite 97 - OH, when I was a tiny boy My days and nights were full of joy, My mates were blithe and kind ! — No wonder that I sometimes sigh, And dash the tear-drop from my eye, To cast a look behind ! A hoop was an eternal round Of pleasure.
Seite 33 - I cannot conceive it possible for any one to dispute the policy of taking advantage of every just opportunity which presents itself for consolidating the territories that already belong to us by taking possession of states which may lapse in the midst of them...
Seite 33 - I venture to think, be a source of strength, for adding to the resources of the public treasury, and for extending the uniform application of our system of government to those whose best interests, we sincerely believe, will be promoted thereby.
Seite 104 - ... inch of distance to the last. The Orielites on the bank, who are rushing along, sometimes in the water, sometimes out, hoarse, furious, madly alternating between hope and despair, have no reason to be ashamed of a man in the crew. Off the mouth of the Cherwell there is still twenty feet between them. Another minute, and it will be over one way or another. Every man in both crews is now doing his best, and no mistake: tell me which boat holds the most men who can do better than their best at a...