Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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Page 71
... necessary when any favour is asked for , as in this country nothing is ever obtained without them . But though the Burmese monarch has no fixed revenues besides these , still his means are far from being limited to them alone . For , as ...
... necessary when any favour is asked for , as in this country nothing is ever obtained without them . But though the Burmese monarch has no fixed revenues besides these , still his means are far from being limited to them alone . For , as ...
Page 86
... necessary to become a God ; therefore the law must exist before God . " They were overcome by the argument , and could not reply a word . I endeavoured further to convince them of the necessity of one Supreme Being , anterior not only ...
... necessary to become a God ; therefore the law must exist before God . " They were overcome by the argument , and could not reply a word . I endeavoured further to convince them of the necessity of one Supreme Being , anterior not only ...
Page 91
... necessary to man ; food , raiment , habitations and medicine . Whenever a Talapoin makes use of any of these things , he ought to repeat continually one of these con- siderations . " I eat this rice , not to please my appetite but to ...
... necessary to man ; food , raiment , habitations and medicine . Whenever a Talapoin makes use of any of these things , he ought to repeat continually one of these con- siderations . " I eat this rice , not to please my appetite but to ...
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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