Burma Past and Present: With Personal Reminiscences of the Country, Volume 1C. K. Paul & Company, 1878 |
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Akyab Alompra Amarapúra amongst ancient animal appear army Arthur Phayre Bassein Bengal boats Branginoco British Burma British Government Buddha Buddhist Calcutta called capital Captain century chief China Chinese Colonel dacoits death district Eastern elephant English envoy European feet fire frontier Governor hill inhabitants Irawadi jungle Karennee Karens King of Arakan King of Ava King of Burma King's kingdom Lord Dalhousie Majesty Mandalay Martaban Maulmain miles ministers mission Moghul mountains Munipúr native Nicote officers pagoda palace passed Pegu Phagyi-dau portion Portuguese possession present princes Prome province Queen race Ralph Fitch Rangoon reign Resident royal Salween river Sebastian Gonzales second Burmese war sent ships Shoojah shot Siam Sikh Sir Arthur Phayre Sittang Sittang rivers species Talaing teak Tenasserim territory Tharawadi throne tiger timber tion trade treaty tree tribes Upper Burma valley Viceroy village whilst William Fytche Zemindoo
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Page 285 - ... till the surface becomes perfectly smooth and polished ; and during the process, as the moisture dries up, it is necessary to renew it till the effect is complete. The smoothing of a single ola will occupy from fifteen to twenty minutes.
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Page 160 - Tha-nai pleased not the mind of the dragon. The dragon looked on them ; the dragon beguiled the woman and Tha-nai. How is this said to have happened ? The great dragon succeeded in deceiving — deceiving unto death. How do they say it was done? A yellow fruit took the great dragon...
Page 161 - Tha-nai. How is this said to have happened ? The great dragon succeeded in deceiving — deceiving unto death. How do they say it was done ? A yellow fruit took the great dragon, and gave to the children of God; A white fruit took the great dragon, and gave to the daughter and son of God. They transgressed the commands of God, and God turned his face from them. They transgressed the commands of God, and God turned away from them.
Page 248 - ... as the outer wall hath also. In the middle of the second enclosure is the Lord's Great Palace...