Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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Page 67
... sometimes , thieves , suffer amputation of their right hand ; the wound is instantly cauterized by immerging the stump into a vessel of boiling oil . Adultery , petty larcenies , the transgression of orders issued by the police , in a ...
... sometimes , thieves , suffer amputation of their right hand ; the wound is instantly cauterized by immerging the stump into a vessel of boiling oil . Adultery , petty larcenies , the transgression of orders issued by the police , in a ...
Page 154
... sometimes seen , but they are not indigenous to the country , having been brought from Bengal . The wild boar is common in the woods ; where also stags and deer feed in immense herds ; there is one species nearly as large as an ox ...
... sometimes seen , but they are not indigenous to the country , having been brought from Bengal . The wild boar is common in the woods ; where also stags and deer feed in immense herds ; there is one species nearly as large as an ox ...
Page 160
... sometimes loaded with pieces of artillery or perhaps a little baggage . It is the exclusive privilege of the king to ride upon an elephant ; but he allows the royal family and the greater Mandarins to use them . The hunting of the wild ...
... sometimes loaded with pieces of artillery or perhaps a little baggage . It is the exclusive privilege of the king to ride upon an elephant ; but he allows the royal family and the greater Mandarins to use them . The hunting of the wild ...
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