Report on the Progress of Education, in the North Western Provinces, For the Year 1861-62

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Side 62 - Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.
Side 13 - Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more. They are but poor, though much they have, And I am rich with little store: They poor, I rich; they beg, I give; They lack, I leave; they pine, I live.
Side 11 - A bloody deed! almost as bad, good mother, As kill a king, and marry with his brother.
Side 11 - Sweet Echo, sweetest nymph, that liv'st unseen Within thy airy shell By slow Meander's margent green, And in the violet-embroidered vale Where the lovelorn nightingale Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well: Canst thou not tell me of a gentle pair That likest thy Narcissus are?
Side 62 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill ; 8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
Side 59 - ... day in every district. This admirable movement on your part proves that you are now alive to the necessity of education and enlightenment. Bear in mind, gentlemen, that her most gracious Majesty Queen Victoria has had proclaimed in this country that her servants and subjects, European and native, are to be considered as being on an equal footing; and this assurance, gentlemen, is not a mere matter of form, but a reality.
Side 9 - If under six years of age 6s. 6d., subject to a report by the inspector that such children are instructed suitably to their age, and in a manner not to interfere with the instruction of the older children.
Side 11 - By not less than one-tenth nor more than one-half in the whole upon the inspector's report, for faults of instruction, discipline, or registration, on the part of the teacher, or (after six months...
Side 60 - Gentlemen, the decision of the British Government that natives of India should be eligible for a seat in the Viceroy's Council both rejoiced and grieved me. It grieved me because I was afraid that the education of the natives was not sufficiently advanced to enable them to discharge the duties of their important office with credit to themselves and benefit to their country.
Side 58 - In the course of his address Syed Ahmed Khan said : "This assembly, composed of English and native gentlemen of this district, the former of whom have attended here, not as your rulers but as well-wishers, at your own special invitation, is a brotherly association; and I have only to glance at the expression of the many faces around me to see that you fully appreciate their kindly fellow-feeling. Let us trust that He who rules on high may permit us to enjoy many such in our future lives, many such...

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