Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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Page 17
... heads ; a large one , destined to carry the great emperor , and 32 lesser ones for the 32 minor princes . Each head has seven teeth , 50 juzenà in length ; in each tooth there are seven lakes , and in each lake seven flower trees ; each ...
... heads ; a large one , destined to carry the great emperor , and 32 lesser ones for the 32 minor princes . Each head has seven teeth , 50 juzenà in length ; in each tooth there are seven lakes , and in each lake seven flower trees ; each ...
Page 95
... head in token of reverence or rather of adoration , and remain in this posture during the whole of his audience . The Talapoins have besides so much authority , that sometimes they even withdraw condemned criminals from the hand of ...
... head in token of reverence or rather of adoration , and remain in this posture during the whole of his audience . The Talapoins have besides so much authority , that sometimes they even withdraw condemned criminals from the hand of ...
Page 155
... head a vessel full of melted pitch , and advanced towards the serpent . It made its usual strike at the head , but stuck fast in the pitch and was soon suffocated . U 2 suffocated . The greatest enemy of this , and indeed BURMESE EMPIRE ...
... head a vessel full of melted pitch , and advanced towards the serpent . It made its usual strike at the head , but stuck fast in the pitch and was soon suffocated . U 2 suffocated . The greatest enemy of this , and indeed BURMESE EMPIRE ...
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abodes adore afterwards alms Alomprà Amarapura animals Badonsachen Baos belong body Brahmins brother Burmese Empire Burmese language called cause ceremonies clothes colour concubines creditor crime cubits daughter death debt debtor divided dower Emperor evil father Fire Fire Fire four fruit give given Godama gold habit hells Hence honour husband inhabitants judge judicial astrology juzenà kill kinds king kingdom of Ava labour lawsuit live Mandarins manner marriage married Martaban master master of ceremonies moon Mount Miemmò mountains Navè Niban night obliged observed Octavo Pagodas palace parents Pegù Peguans Persian person planets possession present priest princes Pron punished rain Rangoon received reign restore rice rich river royal Rupà rupees Sciam seat seven silver slave southern island species Talapoins thing throne translated trees village white elephant Whoever wife wives woman wood Zabudibà Zempiuscien Zian