Wesleyan Methodist Magazine,  3rd ser. 2 (1823), 45–46.

Account of the Vedahs, a Race of Savages, who Inhabit Some Parts of the Interior of Ceylon

Anon

Genre:

Introduction; Extract, Letter

Publications extracted:

Joseph Roberts

Subjects:

Ethnography, Race, Progress, Christianity


    Roberts observes of the Vedahs that he could think of 'no comparison to mark the difference betwixt them and my coolies, than that which exists betwixt a wild beast just brought from the forest, and one that has been tamed'. Continues: 'Their state is alike calculated to excite the attention of the Philosopher and the Divine'. (46)



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