 | American periodicals - 1842 - 654 pages
...offensive and defensive, of the people of the Lower Ganges All those millions do not furnish one sepoy to the armies of the Company. But as usurers, as money-changers,...yields only to the immediate pressure of fear. Nor docs he lack a certain kind of courage which is often wanting in his masters. To inevitable evils he... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 pages
...Ganges. All those millions do not furnish one sepoy to the armies of the Company. But as usurers, and moneychangers, as sharp legal practitioners, no class...to pity. The pertinacity with which he adheres to hig purposes, yields only to the immediate pressure of fear. Nor does he lack a certain kind of courage... | |
 | Shoemakers - 1849 - 644 pages
...forgery, are the weapons offensive and defensive of this people — as usurers, as money changers, as sharp legal practitioners, no class of human beings can bear a comparison with them. But with all his softness, the Hindoo is by no means prone to pity, nor placable in his enmities."... | |
 | Theology - 1857 - 992 pages
...offensive and defensive, of the people of the lower Ganges. All these millions do not furnish one sepoy to the armies of the Company. But as usurers, as money-changers,...a comparison with them. With all his softness, the Bengali is by no means placable in his enmities, or prone to pity. The pertinacity with which he adheres... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1853 - 596 pages
...offensive and defensive, of the people of the Lower Ganges. All those millions do not furnish one sepoy to the armies of the Company. But as usurers, as money-changers,...means placable in his enmities or prone to pity. The 08 pertinacity with which he adheres to his purposes yields only to the immediate pressure of fear.... | |
 | Macleod Wylie - Bengal (India) - 1854 - 410 pages
...offensive and defensive, of the people of the lower Ganges. All these millions do not furnish one sepoy to the armies of the Company. But as usurers, as money-changers,...a comparison with them. With all his softness, the Bengali is by no means placable in his enmities, or prone to pity. The pertinacity with which he adheres... | |
 | Macleod Wylie - Bengal (India) - 1854 - 412 pages
...offensive and defensive, of the people of the lower Ganges. All these millions do not furnish one sepoy to the armies of the Company. But as usurers, as money-changers,...sharp legal practitioners, no class of human beings ean bear a comparison with them. With all his softness, the Bengali is by no means plaeable in his... | |
 | 1855 - 802 pages
...armies of the Company. But as usurers, as money changers, as :-harp legal practitioners, no i'Lis-s of human beings can bear a comparison with them. With...purposes, yields only to the immediate pressure of fear. Xor does he lack a certain kind of courage, which is often wanting to his masters. To inevitable suffering... | |
 | Unitarian churches - 1858 - 588 pages
...chicanery, perjury, forgery, are the weapons, offensive and defensive, of the people of the Lower Ganges.' ' With all his softness, the Bengalee is by no means placable in his enmities, nor prone to pity." ' To inevitable evils he is found to oppose a passive fortitude, such VOL. V. NO.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1860 - 1088 pages
...sepoy to the armies of the 'Jompany. But as usury's, as money-changers, as sharp legal practitioner*, no class of human beings can bear a comparison with...to pity. The pertinacity with which he adheres to hi 3 purposes yields only to the immediate pressure of fear, Nor does ho lack a .certain kind of courage... | |
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Bengalee. Large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues of circumstantial falsehood, chicanery, perjury, forgery, are the weapons, offensive and defensive, of the people of the Lower Ganges. All those millions do not furnish one sepoy to the armies... 
