Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Հատոր 167J. Mason., 1900 |
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... Malay Peninsula , the " jump- ing - off - place " of southern Asia , -and London , and all the civilised universe of which it is the core , have sunk into total insignificance , swallowed up by the absorbing and vital interest of an ...
... Malay Peninsula , the " jump- ing - off - place " of southern Asia , -and London , and all the civilised universe of which it is the core , have sunk into total insignificance , swallowed up by the absorbing and vital interest of an ...
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... Malay lolling above the hand - wheel . He knows the shallow and difficult river like the palm of his own hand , can ... Malays speak seldom and in low , musical voices ; the white man sits with an open book upon his knee , his thoughts ...
... Malay lolling above the hand - wheel . He knows the shallow and difficult river like the palm of his own hand , can ... Malays speak seldom and in low , musical voices ; the white man sits with an open book upon his knee , his thoughts ...
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... Malays take up positions one on each side of the steersman , leaning forward eagerly , their eyes peering into the darkness under knitted brows . Every now and again there comes from one or the other of them a murmur of warning or ...
... Malays take up positions one on each side of the steersman , leaning forward eagerly , their eyes peering into the darkness under knitted brows . Every now and again there comes from one or the other of them a murmur of warning or ...
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... Malays hang out over the side , with one foot on the bulwarks and one hand clutching the stanchions of the awning . The Sikhs press and crowd , jabber- ing eagerly , climbing upon one another's shoulders to catch a glimpse of the ...
... Malays hang out over the side , with one foot on the bulwarks and one hand clutching the stanchions of the awning . The Sikhs press and crowd , jabber- ing eagerly , climbing upon one another's shoulders to catch a glimpse of the ...
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... Malay , and its touch is pollution to the Sikhs . They are spitting as one man , rubbing their bodies with cloths ... Malays are delighted at the incident . They reel about in the cramped space forward , slapping their thighs and one ...
... Malay , and its touch is pollution to the Sikhs . They are spitting as one man , rubbing their bodies with cloths ... Malays are delighted at the incident . They reel about in the cramped space forward , slapping their thighs and one ...
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