Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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Page 33
... customs . The principal of these are the Burmese , who occupy the tract of land called the kingdom of Ava , which ... custom is as follows . During the time that the residence of the Burmese kings was in the city of Pagan , they were ...
... customs . The principal of these are the Burmese , who occupy the tract of land called the kingdom of Ava , which ... custom is as follows . During the time that the residence of the Burmese kings was in the city of Pagan , they were ...
Page 124
... custom of boring their ears . The day when the operation is performed is kept as a festival ; for this custom holds , in their estimation , something of the rank that baptism has in ours ; and is , in fact , the distinctive mark of the ...
... custom of boring their ears . The day when the operation is performed is kept as a festival ; for this custom holds , in their estimation , something of the rank that baptism has in ours ; and is , in fact , the distinctive mark of the ...
Page 129
... customs of the Burmese are somewhat different from ours . With us it is the woman who brings the dowry , and she goes ... custom observed on the night of the marriage , of which I have never been able to discover the origin . A troop of ...
... customs of the Burmese are somewhat different from ours . With us it is the woman who brings the dowry , and she goes ... custom observed on the night of the marriage , of which I have never been able to discover the origin . A troop of ...
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