The History of Hindostan, from the Death of Akbar, to the Complete Settlement of the Empire Under Aurungzebe: To Which Are Prefixed, a Dissertation on the Origin and Nature of Despotism in Hindostan; An Enquiry Into the State of Bengal; With a Plan for Re
Excerpt from The History of Hindostan, From the Death of Akbar, to the Complete Settlement of the Empire Under Aurungzebe: To Which Are Prefixed, a Dissertation on the Origin and Nature of Despotism in Hindostan; An Enquiry Into the State of Bengal; With a Plan for Restoring That Kingdom to Its Former Prosperity and Splendor The doctrine of a rigid fate, er abfolute 'predellina tion, which forms one of the principal tenets of the Ma, 'hommedan religion, has a great influence on'the charm ter and manners of men. When ...
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Excerpt from The History of Hindostan, From the Death of Akbar, to the Complete Settlement of the Empire Under Aurungzebe: To Which Are Prefixed, a Dissertation on the Origin and Nature of Despotism in Hindostan; An Enquiry Into the State of Bengal; With a Plan for Restoring That Kingdom to Its Former Prosperity and Splendor The doctrine of a rigid fate, er abfolute 'predellina tion, which forms one of the principal tenets of the Ma, 'hommedan religion, has a great influence on'the charm ter and manners of men. When this opinion is adopt -cd as an article of faith, the neccflityof precaution is ia culcated in vain. The fatalifi begins an action becaufe human nature is incapable of tabfolute idlenclis; but when a love of repofe invites him, when an obfiacle arifes before him to thwart his defigns, he has no motive for perfeverance. He Waits for another day, perhaps for another month: he atlafl trellis tilt 'wllnlc to Provi dence, and makes God the agent in his. Very crimes. Mifcarriage can be no difgrace where fficoelis depends not on abilities; and 'the general who lo'fes a battle through his own pufrllanimity, lays the blame upon Providence. 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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