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 World |
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... in the course of their inquiries , they had profited , either directly or circuitously ,
by the wisdom of the Brahmans . But we are struck with extreme surprise at some
recent discoveries . Who is not astonished when he first reads , that the rules of ...
... in the course of their inquiries , they had profited , either directly or circuitously ,
by the wisdom of the Brahmans . But we are struck with extreme surprise at some
recent discoveries . Who is not astonished when he first reads , that the rules of ...
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... poration . vestigation ed by Proposed in - for others it may be enough to have
conquered and to recommend - possess ; but to Britons it belongs , with
characteristic magnanimity , to inquire how they may improve and bless the
vanquished .
... poration . vestigation ed by Proposed in - for others it may be enough to have
conquered and to recommend - possess ; but to Britons it belongs , with
characteristic magnanimity , to inquire how they may improve and bless the
vanquished .
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... measures of redress , such as an inquiry of the kind we are entering upon
might suggest , can alone exempt us from that awful retribution , which is thus
prophetically denounced by an impassioned writer ; And solemn sounds , that
awe the ...
... measures of redress , such as an inquiry of the kind we are entering upon
might suggest , can alone exempt us from that awful retribution , which is thus
prophetically denounced by an impassioned writer ; And solemn sounds , that
awe the ...
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sity of the British spirit , the honours of the British name , and the security of the
British empire , to prompt this inquiry into the means of civilising and enlightening
Hindostan and the East . Few objects can be conceived more noble than those ...
sity of the British spirit , the honours of the British name , and the security of the
British empire , to prompt this inquiry into the means of civilising and enlightening
Hindostan and the East . Few objects can be conceived more noble than those ...
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This inquiry obviously divides itself into two parts : First , Division of the subject ,
What are the best means of civilising the subjects of the British empire in India ?
and , Secondly , How may the light of the gospel be diffused throughout the ...
This inquiry obviously divides itself into two parts : First , Division of the subject ,
What are the best means of civilising the subjects of the British empire in India ?
and , Secondly , How may the light of the gospel be diffused throughout the ...
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Page 102 - Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of discovery ; and begets, In those that suffer it a sordid mind, Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form.
Page 175 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 217 - Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Page 217 - Flee also youthful lusts : but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Page 217 - But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes ; and the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth...
Page 176 - God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but have life everlasting.
Page 11 - But Heaven shall burst her starry gates again ! He comes ! dread Brama shakes the sunless sky With murmuring wrath, and thunders from on high, Heaven's fiery horse, beneath his warrior form, Paws the light clouds, and gallops on the storm ! Wide waves his flickering sword ; his bright arms glow Like summer suns and light the world below...
Page 9 - Animated with all the avarice of age and all the impetuosity of youth, they roll in one after another, wave after wave, and there is nothing before the eyes of the natives but an endless, hopeless prospect of new flights of birds of prey and passage, with appetites continually renewing for a food that is continually wasting.
Page 176 - The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth ; keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty...
Page 217 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him [Lucifer] at his [God's] will.
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| Title | 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 World |
| Author | John Mitchell |
| Publisher | W. Blackwood, 1805 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 242 pages |
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