The Loyal Karens of BurmaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 264 pagini |
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Pagina 64
... race and a desire to awaken interest in their behalf have prompted me to attempt the present narrative . It is not often given to witness such a remarkable development of national character as has taken place among the Karens under the ...
... race and a desire to awaken interest in their behalf have prompted me to attempt the present narrative . It is not often given to witness such a remarkable development of national character as has taken place among the Karens under the ...
Pagina 66
... race ; others assert that they came from the north of China ; a third supposition is that they are the aborigines of Burma ; and a few enthusiasts , fascinated by their remarkable God traditions , have been bold enough to declare that ...
... race ; others assert that they came from the north of China ; a third supposition is that they are the aborigines of Burma ; and a few enthusiasts , fascinated by their remarkable God traditions , have been bold enough to declare that ...
Pagina 67
... race . The wilderness of sand was evidently the desert between China and Thibet , which the Chinese pilgrim describes thus : " There are evil spirits in this river of sand , and such scorching winds that whoso encountereth them dies and ...
... race . The wilderness of sand was evidently the desert between China and Thibet , which the Chinese pilgrim describes thus : " There are evil spirits in this river of sand , and such scorching winds that whoso encountereth them dies and ...
Pagina 68
... a desperate blood - feud which arose between two branches of their race whilst living in China . The Chghaws * ( or male ) branch * Pronounced Sgaws . had a great dispute with the Pghos * ( or 68 THE LOYAL KARENS OF BURMA .
... a desperate blood - feud which arose between two branches of their race whilst living in China . The Chghaws * ( or male ) branch * Pronounced Sgaws . had a great dispute with the Pghos * ( or 68 THE LOYAL KARENS OF BURMA .
Pagina 75
... race from memory ; and teach students to be their successors as depositaries of the national traditions and folk - lore . Supreme importance is attached to the correct transmission — exactly as originally rendered by the elders of the ...
... race from memory ; and teach students to be their successors as depositaries of the national traditions and folk - lore . Supreme importance is attached to the correct transmission — exactly as originally rendered by the elders of the ...
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