Translations from the Hakayit Abdulla, with comments by J.T. Thomson |
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... wish of my friends . And if it rest not on me to do this , yet do I place my entire trust in Him to permit me to enter on this small ⚫ undertaking . There ! now hear me , O my friends . As I compose this work on myself , so I shall ...
... wish of my friends . And if it rest not on me to do this , yet do I place my entire trust in Him to permit me to enter on this small ⚫ undertaking . There ! now hear me , O my friends . As I compose this work on myself , so I shall ...
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... wish a little advance . " This was assented to , when the Pawang retired . He now took two companions and entered the jungle , where he remained about eleven days , after which he returned to Inchi Sulong to tell him that he had come on ...
... wish a little advance . " This was assented to , when the Pawang retired . He now took two companions and entered the jungle , where he remained about eleven days , after which he returned to Inchi Sulong to tell him that he had come on ...
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... wish to cast down ; I wish to strike . Go to the left , go to the right . I cast out . The Ghost quakes . The elephant murmurs . The elephant wallows on the other side of the lake . The pot boils , the pan boils on the opposite side ...
... wish to cast down ; I wish to strike . Go to the left , go to the right . I cast out . The Ghost quakes . The elephant murmurs . The elephant wallows on the other side of the lake . The pot boils , the pan boils on the opposite side ...
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... wish ; and their wives and children can come to see them there . On this account most people say that the jail is a beautiful one , for men like to be put in it , and have no fear of it , as this is no punishment . But my notion is this ...
... wish ; and their wives and children can come to see them there . On this account most people say that the jail is a beautiful one , for men like to be put in it , and have no fear of it , as this is no punishment . But my notion is this ...
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... India Company , and good wishes to Mr. Raffles ; it also acknowledged the receipt of Mr. Raffles's letter , and , as requested , the 曹 Susanan agreed to wait the coming of his friend ( THE JAVA EXPEDITION . - LORD MINTO AND THE TUANKU .
... India Company , and good wishes to Mr. Raffles ; it also acknowledged the receipt of Mr. Raffles's letter , and , as requested , the 曹 Susanan agreed to wait the coming of his friend ( THE JAVA EXPEDITION . - LORD MINTO AND THE TUANKU .
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Abdulla amoked amongst appears arrived asked Bengal called Campong Glam Captain carried Chap Chinese Christian clever cloth Colonel Farquhar Cornhill Crawfurd Crown 8vo custom Demy 8vo dingan durian Dutch East India Company Edition elephants English European father fire Gazette gentlemen give Governor hands heard Hindoo hundred Inchi interest Jakuns Java Javanese Kling labour letter live Lord Minto Mahomed Mahomedan Malacca Malay language ment missionaries morrow native Orang Laut ordered Pahang Pangeran pantun Paternoster Row Penang Pengulu Price prows races Raffles Raja remained replied returned Rhio ryots sailed seen sepoys ship Singapore Sir Stamford Sir Stamford Raffles slavery slaves Spanish dollars story Sultan and Tomungong Susanan Syed Essen Tanjong Kling tell thought told took translation tribe tropical Tuanku Long Tuanku Penglima Besar various vessel vols wife writing
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