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134 ment of the English language, and by the establishment of the philosophical lectures and the attendance on these of the Hindoo Students who will be principally Bramins: for, there is little reason to doubt that the connection thus laid between European and Hindoo learning, and the incitement held out to the prosecution of the former by rendering it the reward of diligence and merit, will, independently of it’sits [sic] intrinsic attractiveness, occasion it to be eagerly sought after by Hindoo Scholars of ability and enterprize. The union being thus effected in one case, it may hereafter be comparatively easy to carry the combination into other departments, and the improved cultivation of science and literature may be thus successfully and extensively produced. Although, therefore, it be the immediate object of the Institution to cherish Hindoo Literature, yet, it is not unreasonable to hope that such pursuits, fostered by European encouragement, may awaken curiosity to more enlightened studies, and tend by the gradual diffusion of European information to the promotion of useful learning and sound morals.