Far Cathay and Farther IndiaHurst and Blackett, 1893 - 340 pages |
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according ancient Arakan army Arthur Phayre Assam Baber Bengal Bhamó border tribes British Buddhist Burmese Captain Cathay caused Celestials century chief China Chinese Christian clans custom dacoity embassy Empire English envoys European evil exist fact Farther India favour Flowery Land frontier Government Hindu influence inhabitants intercourse interest Kachins Kakhyens Karenni Karens Kaya Khan King of Burma King of Pegu kingdom Kublai Kublai Khan London Lord Lord Rosebery Maharajah Weng Majesty Mandalay Manipur Marco Polo marriage matter Mengyee ment mese Minister mission missionaries Môns natural neighbours numerous officers opium owing Panthay Pegu political population Portuguese possess practice provinces Pugân Purchas race regarding region religion religious remarks river route royal rule Salwen Shan Shway Shway Yeo Siam Singpos Sir Arthur Phayre spirit territory Theebaw tion trade tradition Upper Burma village women Yule's Marco Polo Yunnan
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Page 67 - Work of the National Association for Supplying Female Medical Aid to the Women of India.
Page 244 - AND it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Page 124 - In point of age, therefore, most other creeds are youthful compared with this venerable religion, which has in it the eternity of a universal hope, the immortality of a boundless love, an indestructible element of faith in final good, and the proudest assertion ever made of human freedom.
Page 227 - Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Page 190 - And lean-look'd prophets whisper fearful change ; Rich men look sad and ruffians dance and leap, The one in fear to lose what they enjoy, The other to enjoy by rage and war : These signs forerun the death or fall of kings.
Page 236 - They next scratch the ground with their hands and pray: ' God of heaven and earth, God of the mountains and hills, I have destroyed the productiveness of the country. Do not be angry with me, do not hate me ; but have mercy on me, and compassionate me. Now I repair the mountains, now I heal the hills, and the streams and the lands.
Page 228 - The bride kissed the goblet : the knight took it up, He quaffed off the wine, and he threw down the cup. She looked down to blush, and she looked up to sigh, With a smile on her lips and a tear in her eye. He took her soft hand, ere her mother could bar, 'Now tread we a measure !
Page 202 - A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death : they shall stone them with stones ; their blood shall be upon them.
Page 226 - And when all that the spirit has commanded has been done with great ceremony, then it shall be announced that the man is pardoned and shall be speedily cured. So when they at length receive such a reply, they announce that it is all made up with the spirit, and that he is propitiated, and they fall to eating and drinking with great joy and mirth, and he who had been lying lifeless on the ground gets up and takes his share. So when they have all eaten and drunken, every man departs home. And presently...
Page 179 - When the Karen king arrives, There will be only one monarch; When the Karen king comes, There will be neither rich nor poor; When the Karen king shall arrive, There will be neither rich nor poor; When the Karen king shall come, Rich and poor will not exist.