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early inſtilled into the mind, induce a callous inſenſibility, foreign to the native texture of the heart; ſuch the cruel ſpeculations which prepare us for the practice of that remorſeleſs tyranny, and which palliate the foul oppreſſion that, over inferior but fellow-creatures, we delight to exerciſe.

Far other are the ſentiments of the merciful Hindoo. Diffuſing over every order of life his affections, he beholds, in every creature, a kinſinan: he rejoices in thewelfare