History of Bengali Language and Literature c13.42

c13.42

However, this is not their fault but their misfortune. Thanks to the decision arrived at by the influence of Lord Macaulay, Bengali, in common with the other vernaculars, has pined in the cold shade of official disdain. He who seeks to illustrate them receives neither recognition nor praise; and he cannot look forward to the worldly success which attends a very moderate expertness in the English tongue. * * * Wishing you a speedy recovery and patronage of an enlightened Government, etc.''