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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... opened railways , which in a few short hours , and at a low rate of charge , take us into the miserable villages in the interior of our country . Why do not our educated young Natives then travel , and observe , collect infor- mation ...
... opened railways , which in a few short hours , and at a low rate of charge , take us into the miserable villages in the interior of our country . Why do not our educated young Natives then travel , and observe , collect infor- mation ...
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... opened a Sanskrit College at Benares . It must be admitted that the object in founding both these institutions was not to impart the blessings of a sound education and enlightenment to the degenerated people of the East , so much as to ...
... opened a Sanskrit College at Benares . It must be admitted that the object in founding both these institutions was not to impart the blessings of a sound education and enlightenment to the degenerated people of the East , so much as to ...
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... opened the " Committee of Public Instruction , " which lasted for twenty years , until 1842 , when Lord Auckland dis- solved it , and established instead the late " Council of Education " ; with the first of VERNACULAR EDUCATION . 193 ...
... opened the " Committee of Public Instruction , " which lasted for twenty years , until 1842 , when Lord Auckland dis- solved it , and established instead the late " Council of Education " ; with the first of VERNACULAR EDUCATION . 193 ...
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... opened in different parts of India , they ulti- mately proved a failure ; and it might , indeed , be said that this judicious minute has nowhere yet been carried out in its full integrity . With regard to Bombay , the first move of any 33.
... opened in different parts of India , they ulti- mately proved a failure ; and it might , indeed , be said that this judicious minute has nowhere yet been carried out in its full integrity . With regard to Bombay , the first move of any 33.
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... opened at the pre- sent site of the Byculla Church , for the educa- tion of European orphans and paupers , and which school is yet in existence . In August 1820 , the active members of the committee of this institution thought of the ...
... opened at the pre- sent site of the Byculla Church , for the educa- tion of European orphans and paupers , and which school is yet in existence . In August 1820 , the active members of the committee of this institution thought of the ...
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Agra amelioration ancient Arabic Arian Baboo Harrischander Bengal Bengal Presidency Bombay Bombay Presidency boys British British India Calcutta Caucasian race character circumstances civilisation colleges colonisation colportage commenced countrymen David Hare destiny East educa element Elphinstone Elphinstone College Elphinstone Institution empire England English education Englishmen enlightenment Europe European exertions faith feeling female France future German Goddess of Poverty Government Gujarati Harris heart Hindoo honour human ignorance impart influence instruction intellectual knowledge labour language learning literature Lord Lord Macaulay Madras Mahomedan mankind means ment mind modern moral nation Native nature Negro ness never object Parsee pass patriot political poor position present Presidency progress race Rammohun Roy reader religion rise Roman Sanskrit sion social spirit success talents taste teachers thought tion tribes utter vernacular Warren Hastings whole writer Young India Zoroaster
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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...