The Loyal Karens of BurmaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 264 pagini |
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... Seven miles a day was the best we could get out of the poor creatures . My levies have repeatedly marched fifty miles on a forced march . " Whatever service the Karens have done is not one hundredth of what I can get out of them . Red ...
... Seven miles a day was the best we could get out of the poor creatures . My levies have repeatedly marched fifty miles on a forced march . " Whatever service the Karens have done is not one hundredth of what I can get out of them . Red ...
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... informed me that his steam - launch ran the blockade both up and down , and that in going up one sepoy was killed and seven wounded seriously . They were fired at with jingals and rifles . run till the 54 THE LOYAL KARENS OF BURMA .
... informed me that his steam - launch ran the blockade both up and down , and that in going up one sepoy was killed and seven wounded seriously . They were fired at with jingals and rifles . run till the 54 THE LOYAL KARENS OF BURMA .
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... seven heavens and the seven earths , Lord of the rivers and streams , of the mountains and hills , we give thee spirits to drink and rice to eat . Help us , we entreat thee . We have tied the heads of our enemies . Help us . Make their ...
... seven heavens and the seven earths , Lord of the rivers and streams , of the mountains and hills , we give thee spirits to drink and rice to eat . Help us , we entreat thee . We have tied the heads of our enemies . Help us . Make their ...
Pagina 87
... seven years they return to it . They thus migrate annually to different hills , and each year finds one hill denuded of its vegetation , cultivated , and then forsaken for another . The proper cycle of rotation is usually regarded as ...
... seven years they return to it . They thus migrate annually to different hills , and each year finds one hill denuded of its vegetation , cultivated , and then forsaken for another . The proper cycle of rotation is usually regarded as ...
Pagina 88
Donald Mackenzie Smeaton. regarded as seven years . In the seventh year , the people come back to the hill where they had started , and commence their operations over again . In January or February , the cultivator goes out to search for ...
Donald Mackenzie Smeaton. regarded as seven years . In the seventh year , the people come back to the hill where they had started , and commence their operations over again . In January or February , the cultivator goes out to search for ...
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