Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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Page 155
... Pegù and Bengal . Some of them weigh as much as 500 pounds . The eggs here found are sent by boat - loads to Bassino and Rangoon , and thence distributed all over Pegù . A great part of them are salted to be used as they are wanted . 82 ...
... Pegù and Bengal . Some of them weigh as much as 500 pounds . The eggs here found are sent by boat - loads to Bassino and Rangoon , and thence distributed all over Pegù . A great part of them are salted to be used as they are wanted . 82 ...
Page 164
... Pegù . Heavy mists fall in November and December , but snow is altogether unknown . The only thing that can give the Burmese any idea of the ice and snow of our northern climates are the hail - storms that occur sometimes about the end ...
... Pegù . Heavy mists fall in November and December , but snow is altogether unknown . The only thing that can give the Burmese any idea of the ice and snow of our northern climates are the hail - storms that occur sometimes about the end ...
Page 171
... Pegù from all parts of India . It is found also in Bombay , but in small quantities , and is excessively dear ; whereas in Pegù and Ava there are such immense forests of it , that it can be sold to as many ships as arrive , at a ...
... Pegù from all parts of India . It is found also in Bombay , but in small quantities , and is excessively dear ; whereas in Pegù and Ava there are such immense forests of it , that it can be sold to as many ships as arrive , at a ...
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