Life in AsiaSilver Burdett, 1897 - 328 pages |
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... brilliant orchids . There are hundreds of square miles of rhododendrons with their glossy green leaves . Below these are masses of white clematis , with blos- soms three inches in diameter , and many other varieties LIFE IN ASIA . 23.
... brilliant orchids . There are hundreds of square miles of rhododendrons with their glossy green leaves . Below these are masses of white clematis , with blos- soms three inches in diameter , and many other varieties LIFE IN ASIA . 23.
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... leaf braid , And the fan that cools him of palm was made . Of threads of palm was the carpet spun Whereon he kneels when the day is done , And the foreheads of Islam are bowed as one ! " The wide - spreading banyan tree is planted in ...
... leaf braid , And the fan that cools him of palm was made . Of threads of palm was the carpet spun Whereon he kneels when the day is done , And the foreheads of Islam are bowed as one ! " The wide - spreading banyan tree is planted in ...
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... leaves , insects , birds ' eggs , and young birds . From daybreak till noon , and again towards sunset , they give forth their powerful cries . Many very interesting stories are told of the habits of these animals . In some towns ...
... leaves , insects , birds ' eggs , and young birds . From daybreak till noon , and again towards sunset , they give forth their powerful cries . Many very interesting stories are told of the habits of these animals . In some towns ...
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... leaves laid on the floor ; no bed , but in its place a mat woven of palm leaves , which is spread on the floor at night and rolled in a corner during the day . Each village resembles a large family . There is a headman , or chief , to ...
... leaves laid on the floor ; no bed , but in its place a mat woven of palm leaves , which is spread on the floor at night and rolled in a corner during the day . Each village resembles a large family . There is a headman , or chief , to ...
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... leaf and petal is a precious stone , and sometimes as many as a hundred different gems make up a single spray of blossoms . There are agates , bloodstones , jasper , amethysts , lapis lazuli , onyx , and emeralds to be seen in these ...
... leaf and petal is a precious stone , and sometimes as many as a hundred different gems make up a single spray of blossoms . There are agates , bloodstones , jasper , amethysts , lapis lazuli , onyx , and emeralds to be seen in these ...
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Page 309 - BY Nebo's lonely mountain, On this side Jordan's wave, In a vale in the land of Moab There lies a lonely grave. And no man knows that sepulchre, And no man saw it e'er, For the angels of God upturned the sod, And laid the dead man there.
Page 287 - And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it ; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
Page 107 - Hark cannonade, fusillade! is it true what was told by the scout, Outram and Havelock breaking their way through the fell mutineers? Surely the pibroch of Europe is ringing again in our ears! All on a sudden the garrison utter a jubilant shout, Havelock's glorious Highlanders answer with conquering cheers...
Page 31 - What does the good ship bear so well? The cocoa-nut with its stony shell, And the milky sap of its inner cell. What are its jars, so smooth and fine, But hollowed nuts, filled with oil and wine, And the cabbage that ripens under the Line? Who smokes his nargileh, cool and calm? The master, whose cunning and skill could charm Cargo and ship from the bounteous palm.
Page 87 - Asia. It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could...
Page 87 - It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich with shrines and minarets and balconies and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude...
Page 88 - ... pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. James's and of Versailles, and in the bazaars the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Oude were mingled with the jewels of Golconda and the shawls of Cashmere.
Page 265 - Now, upon SYRIA'S land of roses * Softly the light of Eve reposes, And, like a glory, the broad sun Hangs over sainted LEBANON, Whose head in wintry grandeur towers, And whitens with eternal sleet, While summer, in a vale of flowers, Is sleeping rosy at his feet.
Page 84 - After which, one of the men, taking a large earthen vessel, with a capacious mouth, filled it with water, and turned it upside down, when all the water flowed out ; but the moment it was placed with the mouth upwards, it always became full. He then emptied it, allowing any one to inspect it who chose. This being done, he desired that one of the party would fill it ; his request was obeyed ; still, when he reversed the jar, not a...
Page 135 - Two thirds the way from the base stand four white elephants, made of shining porcelain, facing one each way toward four points of the compass. From the rounded summit rises, like a needle, a sharp spire. This was the temple tower; and all over the magnificent pile, from the tip of the highest needle to the base, from every prominent angle and projection, there were hanging sweet-toned bells, with little gilded fans attached to their tongues, so swinging that they were vocal in the slightest breeze.