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GG(J.769.033
26 Jul 1769:12 (304)
Letter of Dindimus, Chief of the Brachmane, to Alexander the
Great, when he invaded India.
. . . [defense of the way of life in India, as metaphor]
I set your picture no longer before your eyes, that I may
continue my task of instructing you in our manners. We are
intirely unacquainted with those tumultuous assemblies,
those games and shows which are your delight. To what
purpose would your comedians serve, in the midst of a people
who entertain a sovereign contempt for their profession, and
who do nothing which can be turned into ridicule? No scenes
of cruelty pass among us proper to furnish matter for your
tragedies. . .
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