The Calcutta Review, Volume 13University of Calcutta, 1850 |
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... languages . He however had issued no order , nor given any authority for the dissemination of those translations among the natives . He had thought it his duty to have the Scriptures translated into the languages of the East , and to ...
... languages . He however had issued no order , nor given any authority for the dissemination of those translations among the natives . He had thought it his duty to have the Scriptures translated into the languages of the East , and to ...
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... language , and he used it well . His declamation was forcible , vivid , picturesque . But the impression left upon the minds of his hearers was of a transitory character . They admired his eloquence , but were not convinced by his ...
... language , and he used it well . His declamation was forcible , vivid , picturesque . But the impression left upon the minds of his hearers was of a transitory character . They admired his eloquence , but were not convinced by his ...
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... languages ; and drew up a table of rules for his future observance , which are so character- istic of the man , that we cannot refrain from quoting them : - 6 - " Invoke divine aid . Preach frequently , and as one having authority ...
... languages ; and drew up a table of rules for his future observance , which are so character- istic of the man , that we cannot refrain from quoting them : - 6 - " Invoke divine aid . Preach frequently , and as one having authority ...
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... language , to Mussulmans or Hindus , having no object in such attainments beyond secular advantage . 3. For translating the Scriptures , the Liturgy , and moral and religious tracts . 4. For the reception of English Missionaries , to be ...
... language , to Mussulmans or Hindus , having no object in such attainments beyond secular advantage . 3. For translating the Scriptures , the Liturgy , and moral and religious tracts . 4. For the reception of English Missionaries , to be ...
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... language more indecent , than in the original ; and the whole is tainted with an air of downright vulgarity , which would have made Valmiki turn aside in disgust . It has however a peculiar excellence of its own : it is rhymed prose of ...
... language more indecent , than in the original ; and the whole is tainted with an air of downright vulgarity , which would have made Valmiki turn aside in disgust . It has however a peculiar excellence of its own : it is rhymed prose of ...
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