Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive, Volume 2 |
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Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and ... Henry Yule No preview available - 2017 |
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Page 62 - Twas a fair scene wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood, And in the midst an aged Banian grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree; For o'er the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns...
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Page 173 - ... in the city to lodge in, may marry, and be made a free burgher for a small sum. When the man sees his spouse, and likes her, they agree on the price and term of weeks, months or years, and then appear before the cadjee or judge of the place, and enter their names and terms in his book, which costs but a shilling, or thereabout.
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