Excerpt from A Lecture on the Life and Labours of Rammohan Roy Asia is usually and justly considered as the cradle of civilization. Even if we limit our attention to what is called the profane or secular history of that quarter of the world; even if we exclude all reference to the records of our religion - to the personages whom they bring; to our View, patriarchs, prophets, and apostles._ and to the sacred and salutary poo er which they have or crted upon mankind by their examples in life and in death, hv their writings, by their labours, and by their. 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.