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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... reader , who would persuade himself to believe that the ex- istence of defects in a portion , and even the larger portion , of the inhabitants of a country , need not necessarily dim the bright prospect of the future inspired by a ...
... reader , who would persuade himself to believe that the ex- istence of defects in a portion , and even the larger portion , of the inhabitants of a country , need not necessarily dim the bright prospect of the future inspired by a ...
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... reader will understand us when , in inviting him to these pages , we invite him especially to imi- tate Baboo Harrischander ; invite him to be the educated Native , of whom Baboo Harrischan- der was so honorable a specimen ; invite him ...
... reader will understand us when , in inviting him to these pages , we invite him especially to imi- tate Baboo Harrischander ; invite him to be the educated Native , of whom Baboo Harrischan- der was so honorable a specimen ; invite him ...
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... distinctly , and even with vehemence and force ; and others , especially the two last , only cursorily - these being left to the reader for distinct elaboration . CHAPTER II . HIS CAREER . MEANING of the expression 20 LIGHTS AND SHADES .
... distinctly , and even with vehemence and force ; and others , especially the two last , only cursorily - these being left to the reader for distinct elaboration . CHAPTER II . HIS CAREER . MEANING of the expression 20 LIGHTS AND SHADES .
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... readers with his learning , information , and eloquence ; but also into a patriot , sternly fighting the battle of humanity and freedom against a powerful and cynical Government --- into a man of wisdom and sagacity , opening the sealed ...
... readers with his learning , information , and eloquence ; but also into a patriot , sternly fighting the battle of humanity and freedom against a powerful and cynical Government --- into a man of wisdom and sagacity , opening the sealed ...
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... reader , we pointed out two classes as having no sympathy with each other . Englishmen see our young countrymen here driving fast in pomp and parade , and there revelling in luxury and de- bauchery ; here engaged in gaming and scandal ...
... reader , we pointed out two classes as having no sympathy with each other . Englishmen see our young countrymen here driving fast in pomp and parade , and there revelling in luxury and de- bauchery ; here engaged in gaming and scandal ...
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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 Elphinstone Elphinstone College Elphinstone Institution empire energy England English education Englishmen enlightenment Europe European fact feeling female France future German Goddess of Poverty Government Gujarati Harris heart Hindoo honour human ignorance impart influence instruction intellectual intelligence knowledge labour language learning literature Lord Lord Macaulay Madras Mahomedan mankind mass means ment mind modern moral nation Native nature Negro ness never object Parsee passed patriot political poor position present Presidency progress race Rammohun Roy religion render rise Roman Sanskrit sion social spirit success talents taste teachers thought tion tribes utter vernacular Warren Hastings whole writer Young India Zoroaster