The Loyal Karens of BurmaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 264 pagini |
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Pagina 26
... wives . You are shown where babies have been beaten to a literal jelly in those rice mortars , before their mothers ' eyes . " Now , wouldn't you expect that these men would be wild to bring the gang to punishment ? Wouldn't you expect ...
... wives . You are shown where babies have been beaten to a literal jelly in those rice mortars , before their mothers ' eyes . " Now , wouldn't you expect that these men would be wild to bring the gang to punishment ? Wouldn't you expect ...
Pagina 74
... wife , " or its synonym in the same relation as the wife stands to the husband in Burma — that of the better and stronger half ! The Burmese language has the same tendency , but not so marked as in the Karen . In formal , polite address ...
... wife , " or its synonym in the same relation as the wife stands to the husband in Burma — that of the better and stronger half ! The Burmese language has the same tendency , but not so marked as in the Karen . In formal , polite address ...
Pagina 80
... wife's death , and the latter replies , acknowledging that such are his duties - one of which is that , should she be carried into captivity or killed in a foray , he must purchase her freedom or obtain the price of her blood . Each ...
... wife's death , and the latter replies , acknowledging that such are his duties - one of which is that , should she be carried into captivity or killed in a foray , he must purchase her freedom or obtain the price of her blood . Each ...
Pagina 89
... wife , goes down to the plain , and sells his betel , fowls , wild honey , beeswax , and wild cardamoms , and thus obtains money for clothes and taxes . In some parts - notably the hills of Shway Gyin - tobacco is extensively grown ...
... wife , goes down to the plain , and sells his betel , fowls , wild honey , beeswax , and wild cardamoms , and thus obtains money for clothes and taxes . In some parts - notably the hills of Shway Gyin - tobacco is extensively grown ...
Pagina 97
... wife . His great wealth , obtained from the sale of his crop , made him a great match . Unfortunately , he did not tell his bride the secret of Pee Bee Yaw's help in raising so large a quantity of grain , but took the credit to himself ...
... wife . His great wealth , obtained from the sale of his crop , made him a great match . Unfortunately , he did not tell his bride the secret of Pee Bee Yaw's help in raising so large a quantity of grain , but took the credit to himself ...
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