 With all his softness, the Bengalee is by no means placable in his enmities or prone to pity. The pertinacity with which he adheres to his purposes yields only to the immediate pressure of fear. Nor does he lack a certain kind of courage which is often...  India - Page 324by Sir John Strachey - 1894 - 411 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American periodicals - 1842 - 654 pages
...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 is sometimes found...rushes on a battery of cannon with a loud hurrah, will shriek under the surgeon's knife, and fall into an agony of despair at the sentence of death. But the... | |
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...his masters. To inevitable suffering, he is sometimes found to oppose a passive fortitude, such as stoics attributed to their ideal sage. An European warrior who rushes on the battery of cannon, with a loud hurrah, will shriek under the surgeon's knife, and fall into an... | |
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...barefaced falsehood, no faith, no constancy, no shame, no belief in the existence of justice." MACKINTOSH. his masters. To inevitable evils, he is sometimes found to oppose a passive fortitude, such as the stories attributed to their ideal sage. An European warrior, who rushes on a battery of cannon with... | |
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