Pegu: Being a Narrative of Events During the Second Burmese War, from August 1852 to Its Conclusion in June 1853 : with a Succinct Continuation Down to February 1854, Part 4 |
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18th Royal Irish 1st Madras Fusiliers 24-pounder howitzer admirable advance annexation appeared Arracan arrived attack bank Bassein Beling Bengal Fusiliers boats Brigadier Brigadier-General British Burmah camp Captain captured Chief Colonel Column command commenced Commissariat Commissioner Commodore creek dacoits defence Despatch detachment distance Donnabew East enemy enemy's European fire force gallant garrison Godwin Governor Governor-General in Council Governor-General of India guns Horse howitzers Irrawaddy jingals jungle Karens killed King of Ava land letter Lieutenant Lord Dalhousie Madras Artillery Madras Fusiliers Major Hill Martaban Meeaday ment miles military month morning Moulmein Myat-Toon Narrative night nullah occasion Officers orders Pagoda party passed peace Pegu Peguese picquet Poonghee portion position proceeded Prome Province Rangoon Regiment road round Sappers Second Burmese Second Burmese War sent sepoys Shan Shoé-Gyne shot Sikhs Sir John Cheape soldiers steamers stockade tion Tonghoo town treaty troops village wounded yards
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Page 34 - Think'st thou there is no tyranny but that Of blood and chains ? The despotism of vice — The weakness and the wickedness of luxury — The negligence — the apathy — the evils Of sensual sloth — produce ten thousand tyrants, Whose delegated cruelty surpasses The worst acts of one energetic master, However harsh and hard in his own bearing.
Page 501 - The dragon looked on them ; the dragon beguiled the woman and Tha-nai. How is this said to have happened ? The great dragon succeeded in deceiving — deceiving unto death. How do they say it was done? A yellow fruit took the great dragon, and gave to the children of God. A white fruit took the great dragon, and gave to the daughter and son of God. They transgressed the commands of God, and God turned his face from them. They transgressed the commands of God, and God turned away from them.