Forty years in the world; or, Sketches and tales of a soldier's life, by the author of Fifteen years in India, Band 2 |
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... hand , and to her great sur- prise , heard that there was a young Raja in it . " This is very extraordinary , " thought poor Arima . “ The Raja certainly was a little particular , " said she to herself ; " this old one knows every thing ...
... hand , and to her great sur- prise , heard that there was a young Raja in it . " This is very extraordinary , " thought poor Arima . “ The Raja certainly was a little particular , " said she to herself ; " this old one knows every thing ...
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... hand was placed in this ; and , with the other * A certain kind of nut , a green leaf , and a small proportion of lime , compose what is called betel - and - pock ; it is a pleasing aromatic , a good stomachic . It stimulates the ...
... hand was placed in this ; and , with the other * A certain kind of nut , a green leaf , and a small proportion of lime , compose what is called betel - and - pock ; it is a pleasing aromatic , a good stomachic . It stimulates the ...
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... hand and taper fingers , her small foot , and delicate ankles , ornamented with bracelets and rings , were never surpassed in the imagination of a statuary . No one could look upon her form with indifference . All that Milton said of ...
... hand and taper fingers , her small foot , and delicate ankles , ornamented with bracelets and rings , were never surpassed in the imagination of a statuary . No one could look upon her form with indifference . All that Milton said of ...
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... hand mixed the ingredients for his curry and mulgatawny ; the jib , and sugared morsels he loved were all doubly delicious from Hattima's hand ; and his cocoa - nut hoppers * were refreshing , after the pressure of her dear little ...
... hand mixed the ingredients for his curry and mulgatawny ; the jib , and sugared morsels he loved were all doubly delicious from Hattima's hand ; and his cocoa - nut hoppers * were refreshing , after the pressure of her dear little ...
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... a set of men completely bad or good ? " Chittamun Doss , when he could command his tongue , putting his white beard aside , and laying his hand on the sacred brahmanical string of beads , 54 MOOTEE MOOTA AND HATTIMA .
... a set of men completely bad or good ? " Chittamun Doss , when he could command his tongue , putting his white beard aside , and laying his hand on the sacred brahmanical string of beads , 54 MOOTEE MOOTA AND HATTIMA .
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amusement answered appearance Arima attorney Bappo barrister beautiful behold bosom brahmans bright eyes charms cheer Chittamun Doss coach comfort countenance court Dash daughter dear delight dress Dublin Dundalk Edward exclaimed face father favour feel felt fond fortune Futteh Amul Singh girls Green Castle grief hand happy Hattima head hear heard heart heaven Hindoo honour hope husband India Ireland justice knew lady laugh living look Lord Mountwilliam lordship Matilda melancholy miles mind Mootee Moota mother native nature nearly neighbours never Newry night noble numbers opium panjait passed peeping pleasure poor profes purdah racter Raja rich Rockites round saurie scene seat seemed sight sister smile soon soul spirit suttee sweet Table Bay tears thee thing thou thought tion town Warrenpoint whilst whole wife wish young
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Seite 135 - Thus every good his native wilds impart, Imprints the patriot passion on his heart; And e'en those ills, that round his mansion rise, Enhance the bliss his scanty fund supplies. Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms, And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms; And as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Clings close and closer to the mother's breast, So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more.
Seite 215 - O friendly to the best pursuits of man, Friendly to thought, to virtue, and to peace...
Seite 217 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
Seite 167 - It must not be; there is no power in Venice Can alter a decree established: 'Twill be recorded for a precedent; And many an error, by the same example, Will rush into the state: it cannot be.
Seite 137 - When Heaven would kindly set us free, And earth's enchantment end ; It takes the most effectual means, And robs us of a friend.
Seite 296 - Such is the powre of that sweet passion, That it all sordid basenesse doth expell, And the refyned mynd doth newly fashion Unto a fairer forme, which now doth dwell In his high thought, that would it selfe excell, Which he beholding still with constant sight, Admires the mirrour of so heavenly light.
Seite 46 - Grace was in all her steps. Heaven in her eye, In every gesture dignity and love.
Seite 127 - WE may roam through this world, like a child at a feast. Who but sips of a sweet, and then flies to the rest ; And, when pleasure begins to grow dull in the east, We may order our wings, and be off to the west...
Seite 95 - BREATHES there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land ! Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd, As home his footsteps he hath turn'd, From wandering on a foreign strand...
Seite 38 - There's a bliss beyond all that the minstrel has told, When two, that are linked in one heavenly tie, With heart never changing, and brow never cold, Love on through all ills, and love on till they die...