History of Bengali Language and Literature c11.23

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inspite of superstitions, was permeated with a noble purpose and a spirit of true devotional fervour. But we can by no means ignore or underestimate the great pains and the indefatigable industry that mark his endeavours to improve the lives of the Bengalis by spreading education and by disseminating the truths of the Gospel among them. To him we pre-eminently owe the rapid development of Bengali prose before Rājā Rāma Mohana Roy took up the work right earnestly.