Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . ter who breathes a noble spirit like his own. Is not this horse,that resembles Rammohun Roy, and that might pass for oneof the horses of the sun, a fine example? This splendid intellect, this noble soul, born and educatedto the religion of Brahma, dispelled by its radiance the dark-ness of superstition. lie laid noble plans for reforming thereligion of his countrymen, and published a work Againstthe Idolatry of all Religions. In one of his works occursthe following sentence: The consequence of my long anduninterrupted research
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . ter who breathes a noble spirit like his own. Is not this horse,that resembles Rammohun Roy, and that might pass for oneof the horses of the sun, a fine example? This splendid intellect, this noble soul, born and educatedto the religion of Brahma, dispelled by its radiance the dark-ness of superstition. lie laid noble plans for reforming thereligion of his countrymen, and published a work Againstthe Idolatry of all Religions. In one of his works occursthe following sentence: The consequence of my long anduninterrupted researches into religious truth has been, that Ihave found the doctrines of Christ more conducive to moralprinciples, and better adapted to the use of rational beings,than any other which have come to my knowledge. He ac-quired a knowledge of Sanscrit and other languages, that hemight acquaint himself with ancient and different religions;and having studied the Scriptures in Greek and Hebrew, hepublished a work entitled The Precepts of Jesus the Guideto Peace and Happines
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