Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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Page 16
... emperor , who opens and reads it before them all . Even when he talks or reads with a low and soft voice , he is heard at a distance of 22 juzenà : but when he raises his voice and reads in a louder tone , the sound is heard throughout ...
... emperor , who opens and reads it before them all . Even when he talks or reads with a low and soft voice , he is heard at a distance of 22 juzenà : but when he raises his voice and reads in a louder tone , the sound is heard throughout ...
Page 17
... emperor , who , desiring to go thither imme- diately , speaks as follows . " It would afford me infinite pleasure , if in this moment an elephant should appear : " and no sooner has he uttered the words , than an enormous elephant does ...
... emperor , who , desiring to go thither imme- diately , speaks as follows . " It would afford me infinite pleasure , if in this moment an elephant should appear : " and no sooner has he uttered the words , than an enormous elephant does ...
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... Emperor consist of a duty of ten per cent on all merchandise brought by foreigners into Rangoon , or any other of the ports of Pegù ; of the produce of the mines of silver , amber and rubies ; of certain contributions in rice , which ...
... Emperor consist of a duty of ten per cent on all merchandise brought by foreigners into Rangoon , or any other of the ports of Pegù ; of the produce of the mines of silver , amber and rubies ; of certain contributions in rice , which ...
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