 | 1842 - 512 pages
...chieftain they dared to do and say in a way that none of his most favourite courtiers ventured to attempt. of God, real facetious youth closed up the other with saffron soup. The origin of this ceremony I am not sufficiently... | |
 | 1842 - 514 pages
...ourselves. As soon as we were all seated, the rajah took a large butter-boat kind of article, rilled with the said saffron, and poured it on sir Henry's...filled with red powder, into one eye, while another facetious youth closed up - with saffron soup. The origin, of this ceremony I am not sufficiently acquainted... | |
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... butter-boat kind of article, filled with the said saffron, and poured it on Sir Henry's bald head ; while, at the same time, the prime minister rubbed him all over with gold and silver leaf, mixed with red powder. We were all holding our sides with... 