The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe: Being Sketches of the Domestic and Religious Rites and Ceremonies of the Siamese (Classic Reprint)

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THE KINGDOM OF THE YELLOW ROBE. CHAPTER 1. STREET SCENES IN THE VENICE OF THE EAST. BANGKOK, the Venice of the East, was not the Capital of Siam during the earlier period of that country's history. Formerly the seat of government was at Ayuthia; but the ancient capital is now a heap of ruined temples and dwellings, an attraction for travellers, but of little importance to the people themselves. At the time when this mouldering city vas the home of the Sovereign, a man of Chinese origin was sent to govern one of the northern provinces of the country. He is known in Siamese history as Phya Tak, and was a ,man of great administrative ability. Vhen the invading armies of Burmah, in their triumphant march through Siam, reached the neighbourhood of the ancient capital, Phya Tak was sent for by the king, to aid him with his counsel and strength. His reputation as a brave and powerful warrior secured for him his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the Siamese army. Mu

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CHAPTER; "; "; "; "; "; "; "; "; "; /I; "; "; "; 11; ",; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 STREEJ:' SCENES I~ THE VENICE OF THE; EAST; II, By KHLONG AND RIVER ?; Page; Xl; I; 25; Ill THE CHlLDREN 44; IV THE SHAVI~G OF THE TOP-KNOT 64; V COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE 85; VI DOlIESTIC LIFE AND CUSTOMS ? J03; VII " "" II (((111/inued) 125; VIII POPULAR AMUSErfENTS ? 147; IX OUTSlDF THE CAPITAL 171; X THE CULTIVATION OF RICE ? J96; XI LAWS AND LEGISLATION ? 218; XII CEREMONIES FOR THE DYlNG AND THE DEAD 235; XIII THE ORDER OF THE YELLOW RODE 251; XIV; XV; XVI; XVII; XVIII; AMONG THE TEMPLES ? ?; " " JJ (con/itlued); RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES; " "; " "; (continued) ; (continued) ?; XIX A PILGRIMAGE TO PRADAT; XX THE ELEPHANTS ???? ? ???; 272; 297; 316; 338; 358; 375; 388

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English Folk and Fairy Tales: Folk and Fairy Tales from Many Lands (Classic Reprint)

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ENGLISH FAIRY TALES
Tom Tit Tot
ONCE upon a time there was a woman, and sh(,
baked five pies. And when they came out
of the oven, they were that overbaked th(f
crusts were too hard to eat. So she says to het
<;laughter:
" Darter," says she, "put you them there pies on
the shelf, and leave 'em there a little, and they'll
come again."-She meant, you know, the crust would
get soft.
But the girl, she says to herself: "Well, if they'll
come again, I '11 eat 'em now." And she set to work
and ate J em all, first and last.
Well, come su pper-time the woman said: "Go you,
and get one 0' them there pies. I dare say they've
come agaI.n now. "
The girl went and she looked, and there was nothing
but the dishes. So back she came and says
she: "N 00, they ain't come again."
" N at one of 'em?" says the mother.
U N at one of 'em," say~ she.

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TOM TIT TOT; THE THREE SILLIES; THE ROSE-TREE; Contents; THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG; How JACK WENT TO SEEK HIS FORTUNE; MR VINEGAR ; NIX NOUGHT NOTHING; JACK HANNAFORD; BINNORIE •; MOUSE AND MOUSER; CAP 0' RUSHES; TEENy-TINY; JACK AND THE BEANSTALK; THE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS; THE MASTER AND HIS PUPIL ; TITTY MOUSE AND TATTY MOUSE; JACK AND HIS GOLDEN SNUFF-Box; THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS •; JACK THE GIANT-KILLER; PAGE; I; 10; 16; 21; 24-; 27; 32; 39; 43; 48; 51; 57; 59; 69; 74; 78; 82; 96; , ' 102; XlI; HENNy-PENNY; CHILDE ROWLAND; MOLLY WHUPPIE; THE RED ETTIN; THE GOLDEN ARM; Contents; THE HISTORY OF TOM THUMB; MR Fox ; LAZY JACK; JOHNNY-CAKE; EARL MAR'S DAUGHTER; MR MIACCA; WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT; THE STRANGE VISITOR; THE LAIDLY WORM OF SPINDLESTON HEUGH; THE CA

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Part I. The Voyage to Colchis
Chapter I. The Youth Jason
A MAN in the garb of a slave went up the side of that mountain that is all covered with forest, the Mountain Pelion. He carried in his arms a little child. When it was full noon the slave came into a clearing of the forest so silent that it seemed empty of all life. He laid the child down on the soft moss, and then, trembling with the fear of what might come before him, he raised a horn to his lips and blew three blasts upon it. Then he waited. The blue sky was above him, the great trees stood away from him, and the little child lay at his feet. He waited, and then he heard the thud-thud of great hooves. And then from between the trees he saw coming toward him the strangest of all beings, one who was half man and half horse; this was Chiron the centaur. Chiron came toward the trembling slave. Greater than any horse was Chiron, taller than any man. The hair of his head flowed back into his horse?s mane, his great beard flowed over his horse?s chest; in his man?s hand he held a great spear...

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TilE execution of this version of the Iliad has been
entrusted to the three Translators in the following
th ree parts :-
Books
"
"
I.-IX.
X.-XVI.
XVII.-XXIV.
,V. LEAF.
A. LA~G.
E. IvivERs.
Each Translator is therefore responsible for his
own portion; but the whole has been revised by
all three Transbi"o:s, z-:tc th~ reldcring of passages
or phrases recurrinff :n mere toan one portion has
been determined a~te~ c!di~er:iti(ln in common. Even
in these, however, a ccrta.ia ~last:citr has been deemed
desirable.
On a few doubtful points, though very rarely,
the opinion of two of the Translators has had to be
adopted to the suppression of that held DY the third.
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PRACTICAL TALKS BY AN ASTRONOMER . NAVIGATION AT SEA A SHORT time ago the writer had occasion to rummage among the archives of the Royal Astronomical Society in London, to consult, if possible) the original manuscripts left by one Stephen Groombridge, an English astronomer of the good old days, who died in 1832. I t was known that they had been filed away about a generation ago, by the late Sir George .l.iry, who was Astronomer Royal of England between the years 1835 and 1881. After a long search, a large and dusty box was found and opened. I t was filled with documents, of which the topmost was in Sir George's own handwriting, and began substantially as follows: " List of articles within this box. (( No. I) This list, UN o. 2" e t c., etc".

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