Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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Page 65
... Mandarin . 7. Besides these Mandarins and Vun who act as great officers of State and of the household , all the sons and wives of the Emperor have their particular courts . Among the innumerable wives and concubines whom he keeps , four ...
... Mandarin . 7. Besides these Mandarins and Vun who act as great officers of State and of the household , all the sons and wives of the Emperor have their particular courts . Among the innumerable wives and concubines whom he keeps , four ...
Page 73
... Mandarins in the provin- cial cities , and above all in Rangoon . For this city , being situated at a great distance from the court , is more exposed to their rapacity ; and being the principal sea - port of the kingdom , where numbers ...
... Mandarins in the provin- cial cities , and above all in Rangoon . For this city , being situated at a great distance from the court , is more exposed to their rapacity ; and being the principal sea - port of the kingdom , where numbers ...
Page 126
... Mandarins and some rich men have their houses of teak - wood , supported by pillars of the same material . The interior is separated into different apartments , by partitions of bamboo , and all the houses , excepting those of the Mandarins ...
... Mandarins and some rich men have their houses of teak - wood , supported by pillars of the same material . The interior is separated into different apartments , by partitions of bamboo , and all the houses , excepting those of the Mandarins ...
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