Quedah: A Cruise in Japanese Waters ; The Fight on the PeihoWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1865 - Всего страниц: 535 |
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... forces out - manœuvred - Serious losses of the Malays - Inchi Laa - Shameful atrocities of the Malays- Exchange of courtesies - Permission given for the women to escape - Preparations for flight , CHAPTER XIII . 119 The lull before the ...
... forces out - manœuvred - Serious losses of the Malays - Inchi Laa - Shameful atrocities of the Malays- Exchange of courtesies - Permission given for the women to escape - Preparations for flight , CHAPTER XIII . 119 The lull before the ...
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... forces being very disproportionate . This fact sharpened our eagerness , and we naturally longed for an equally good opportunity , an anxiety which was soon likely to be gratified , as the traders from Cochin - China and Siam had ...
... forces being very disproportionate . This fact sharpened our eagerness , and we naturally longed for an equally good opportunity , an anxiety which was soon likely to be gratified , as the traders from Cochin - China and Siam had ...
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... forces , and then like hawks pounced upon their prey . Dashing at once into the rivers with their light vessels , they stockaded the mouths ; and knowing that at that season our men - of- war could not approach close enough to injure ...
... forces , and then like hawks pounced upon their prey . Dashing at once into the rivers with their light vessels , they stockaded the mouths ; and knowing that at that season our men - of- war could not approach close enough to injure ...
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... force to reconquer Quedah . To a wish ex- pressed by Captain Warren that they would come out and have a fair fight in open water , Mahomet Alee re- plied , that although he had never fought a British man- PREPARATIONS FOR THE CAMPAIGN ...
... force to reconquer Quedah . To a wish ex- pressed by Captain Warren that they would come out and have a fair fight in open water , Mahomet Alee re- plied , that although he had never fought a British man- PREPARATIONS FOR THE CAMPAIGN ...
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... force of armed prahus which they might possess up the river ; but I was not idle , and , under Jadee's tuition , was fast learn- ing the simple and beautiful language of Malaya . The interest taken by my serang in repeating over for my ...
... force of armed prahus which they might possess up the river ; but I was not idle , and , under Jadee's tuition , was fast learn- ing the simple and beautiful language of Malaya . The interest taken by my serang in repeating over for my ...
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Admiral afterwards amongst anchor appeared armed battery beautiful birds blockade boats Bountings British called canoe Captain Warren carried chase China Chinese close coast command creese crew Datoo Mahomet Alee deck Dutch Emerald Emperor English escape European evidently fancy fight fire gallant gave gunboat guns Haggi hands heard Hyacinth Inchi Laa islands Jadee Jadee's Jamboo Japan Japanese jungle junks Kangah knew Lancavas land looked Lord Elgin Malacca Malayan Malayia Malays miles musquitoes Nangasaki native nests nicodar night oars officer paddles Parlis Penang pinnace pirates poor Portuguese prahus Quedah Quetam Rajah rice river round sail sailors sampan scene seamen seen sent serang ship shore shouted Siamese side sight Singapore soon squadron stockade Straits Straits of Malacca strong Tamelan Teda tide tion told Tom West Tonkoo Mahomet Touhan town treaty trees vessels whilst wind women Yedo
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Стр. 228 - All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.
Стр. 215 - WHEN the breeze of a joyful dawn blew free In the silken sail of infancy, The tide of time flow'd back with me, The forward-flowing tide of time ; And many a sheeny summer-morn, Adown the Tigris I was borne, By Bagdat's shrines of fretted gold, High-walled gardens green and old ; True Mussulman was I and sworn, For it was in the golden prime Of good Haroun Alraschid.
Стр. vi - SWEET MEMORY, wafted by thy gentle gale, Oft up the stream of Time I turn my sail, To view the fairy haunts of long-lost hours, Blest •with far greener shades, far fresher flowers.
Стр. 36 - ... group of islands, about twenty miles distant, in quest of some ; and this job I had regularly to execute every tenth day or so. The three islands are known under the names of the Bounting Group ; the Malays, with a playful fancy, having, in the outline of one of them, seen a resemblance to a woman in that "state in which ladies wish to be who love their lords.
Стр. 348 - So long as the sun shall warm the earth, let no Christian be so bold as to come to Japan ; and let all know, that the King of Spain himself, or the Christians' God, or the great God of all, if he violate this command, shall pay for it with his head.
Стр. 368 - Japan, with their ships and merchandise, without any hindrance to them or their goods ; and to abide, buy, sell, and barter, according to their own manner with all nations ; to tarry here as long as they think good, and to depart at their pleasure.
Стр. 249 - Descends in silence — while around waves on The mighty forest, reckless what is gone! Such is man's doom — and, ere an hour be flown, — Start not, thou trifler ! — such may be thine own...
Стр. 368 - ... or their assigns. And that they shall or may build one house or more for themselves in any part of our Empire where they shall think fittest, and at their departure to make sale thereof at their pleasure.
Стр. 368 - Kingdoms, or shall from hence transport to any foreign part ; and do authorize those ships that hereafter shall arrive and come from England to proceed to present sale of their commodities, without further coming or sending up to our court.
Стр. 170 - I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine : But this eternal blazon must not be To ears of flesh and blood.