Excerpt from Description of the Charatcters, Manners, and Customs of the People of India: And of Their Institutions, Religious and Civil It was chie y with this View that I was led to collect the numerous details of which this work is composed; for I aim not at the rank of an author, which is neither suited to my talents nor the secluded state to which my profession confines me amongst the natives of the country. It will be readily perceived by the reader that the arrangement of the various subjects on which I have ...
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Excerpt from Description of the Charatcters, Manners, and Customs of the People of India: And of Their Institutions, Religious and Civil It was chie y with this View that I was led to collect the numerous details of which this work is composed; for I aim not at the rank of an author, which is neither suited to my talents nor the secluded state to which my profession confines me amongst the natives of the country. It will be readily perceived by the reader that the arrangement of the various subjects on which I have treated, was formed before the commencement of those last revolutions by which the people of the peninsula have been delivered from the iron yoke of that long suc cession of tyrants who Oppressed them for so many ages, and before they had passed under the rule of a nation distinguished throughout the world for its beneficence, its moderation, its generosity, and above all, for its impartial administration of justice to all classes of people who live under its sway. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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