Author: Charles Pridham

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Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9781332137312

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Excerpt from An Historical, Political and Statistical Account of Mauritius and Its Dependencies In presenting to the Public the first volume of a work, the execution of which, in conformity with the comprehensive plan developed in this volume, has been deemed by many impracticable, the Author cannot fail to be influenced by sentiments of a mingled character - by a feeling of diffidence when he reflects on his unfitness, at so early an age, for a task that may perchance be rightly deemed gigantic - by a partial satisfaction, accompanied by hope, when he considers that he may have to some extent succeeded in an object which others of far greater ability, but perhaps less patience, have successively abandoned - by a sentiment, he trusts, he may say akin to patriotism, in that he should be the instrument, however humble, of describing the components of an empire that, considered in any point of view, is as unrivalled for its grandeur and fame as for the spirit of wisdom and justice by which its affairs are administered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book An Historical, Political and Statistical Account of Mauritius and Its Dependencies (Classic Reprint) written by Charles Pridham and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Historical, Political and Statistical Account of Mauritius and Its Dependencies In presenting to the Public the first volume of a work, the execution of which, in conformity with the comprehensive plan developed in this volume, has been deemed by many impracticable, the Author cannot fail to be influenced by sentiments of a mingled character - by a feeling of diffidence when he reflects on his unfitness, at so early an age, for a task that may perchance be rightly deemed gigantic - by a partial satisfaction, accompanied by hope, when he considers that he may have to some extent succeeded in an object which others of far greater ability, but perhaps less patience, have successively abandoned - by a sentiment, he trusts, he may say akin to patriotism, in that he should be the instrument, however humble, of describing the components of an empire that, considered in any point of view, is as unrivalled for its grandeur and fame as for the spirit of wisdom and justice by which its affairs are administered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.