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Page 50
... durians ? Show me that Malay . ' So he was immediately ejected , with an injunction to the sepoy not to allow durians to be brought there again ; and from that day no one dare bring a durian to his house . This was the first time I knew ...
... durians ? Show me that Malay . ' So he was immediately ejected , with an injunction to the sepoy not to allow durians to be brought there again ; and from that day no one dare bring a durian to his house . This was the first time I knew ...
Page 56
... durian fruit mentioned by Abdulla is famous in those parts , and much esteemed for its flavour by natives and initiated Europeans ; yet the odour of it is most obnoxious to new comers , indeed , detestable . So much is it liked by the ...
... durian fruit mentioned by Abdulla is famous in those parts , and much esteemed for its flavour by natives and initiated Europeans ; yet the odour of it is most obnoxious to new comers , indeed , detestable . So much is it liked by the ...
Page 106
... durians had this year attracted tribes of them from the coasts of the Peninsula , as well as from the islands of the Johore Archipelago . Six boats from Moro , an island of that group , we found on their way to Pulo Tingi . They had ...
... durians had this year attracted tribes of them from the coasts of the Peninsula , as well as from the islands of the Johore Archipelago . Six boats from Moro , an island of that group , we found on their way to Pulo Tingi . They had ...
Page 118
... durian two rupees . I myself have bought durians which were not perfect . Furniture was also very dear . To proceed . By the will of the Almighty the Dutch Governor of Malacca , Timmerman Tysen , died , when the punishments , seizures ...
... durian two rupees . I myself have bought durians which were not perfect . Furniture was also very dear . To proceed . By the will of the Almighty the Dutch Governor of Malacca , Timmerman Tysen , died , when the punishments , seizures ...
Page 178
... , Tau sungoh mengambil hati . Boah rambei dedalam padi , Lezzat chita bulah rusania ; Pandei sungoh mengambil hati , Serta dingan budi bhasa nia . Lezzat chita bulah rusania , Jeruju dingan durian ; Serta 178 HAKAYIT ABDULLA .
... , Tau sungoh mengambil hati . Boah rambei dedalam padi , Lezzat chita bulah rusania ; Pandei sungoh mengambil hati , Serta dingan budi bhasa nia . Lezzat chita bulah rusania , Jeruju dingan durian ; Serta 178 HAKAYIT ABDULLA .
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