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... half - breed Burmese Mohammedan , who was walking by the cart , assured us that it was no use talking to the man , — “ He was yainday ( a country lout ) ; born a bullock , and would die a buffalo ❞ — that is , he was born a bumpkin and ...
... half - breed Burmese Mohammedan , who was walking by the cart , assured us that it was no use talking to the man , — “ He was yainday ( a country lout ) ; born a bullock , and would die a buffalo ❞ — that is , he was born a bumpkin and ...
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... half down- stream from the ford , skirting the river , brought us to Hlineboay , where we put up in the court - house , which the myook , or native judge and magistrate , had courteously placed at our disposal . Hlineboay , a village of ...
... half down- stream from the ford , skirting the river , brought us to Hlineboay , where we put up in the court - house , which the myook , or native judge and magistrate , had courteously placed at our disposal . Hlineboay , a village of ...
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... half- past seven we were ready to start . A quarter of an hour later Dr Cushing stepped off the verandah of the court- house on to the head of his elephant , sprawled over the greasy Karen mahout to the seat that had been prepared for ...
... half- past seven we were ready to start . A quarter of an hour later Dr Cushing stepped off the verandah of the court- house on to the head of his elephant , sprawled over the greasy Karen mahout to the seat that had been prepared for ...
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... half a mile in breadth . To the east of the plain amongst the forest appeared many isolated hills and knolls , backed up by a boldly defined peaked range of hills , the Dana Toung , distant about fifteen miles , which forms the water ...
... half a mile in breadth . To the east of the plain amongst the forest appeared many isolated hills and knolls , backed up by a boldly defined peaked range of hills , the Dana Toung , distant about fifteen miles , which forms the water ...
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... half a mile from us , as several times in the evening we heard from that direction what we considered to be the discharge of fire- arms . Chinamen were not likely to waste powder in frightening off dacoits or wild beasts when they had ...
... half a mile from us , as several times in the evening we heard from that direction what we considered to be the discharge of fire- arms . Chinamen were not likely to waste powder in frightening off dacoits or wild beasts when they had ...
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amongst bamboo Ban Meh Bangkok bank Bhamo boys breakfast Buddh Burmah Burmese Shans camp caravan chief China Chinese Chow Hluang cotton crest crossed the Meh distance Dr Cushing Dr M'Gilvary east elephants feet broad feet deep forest Gaudama ground halted hillocks hills howdah Huay inches journey Kamooks Kampti Karenni Karens Khas Khow Khum Kiang Hai Kiang Hsen Kiang Tung La-hu Lakon Laos Lapoon Lawa leaving Loi Soo Tayp Loogalay Luang Prabang mahout Maing Loongyee Maulmain Meh Khoke Meh Kong Meh Laik Meh Low Meh Nium Meh Ping Meh Wung miles from Hlineboay missionaries monastery Moné morning Moung Muang Haut Ngor night Nong pagoda passed Phya Ping Shans placed plain plateau Portow railway rest-house rice river rupees Salween Salween river sandstone Siamese side slaves spirits spurs stream teak temple Thoungyeen told trees valley verandah Viang Yunnan Zimmé Shans
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