Philip Vandeleur's VictorySociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1879 - Всего страниц: 260 |
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amongst Arisha arms arrived asked astonishment Basilan became beneath Berenice Binondo Blackdown boat Bombay shoal Bornean Borneo brother Brune Bugis canoe Captain Saunders Carboy cheroot chief Cloth boards command commenced companion crew Crown 8vo Dyak Ernest Webber Eugene European eyes face Frank Webber girl Gorestone gunroom guns half-breed hand head heard heart Hindhead House Hutchins Illustrations on toned Indian island Johnny Halkett knew little Susanne look Malay Malay language man-of-war Manilla morning never noble old fellow old Garratt once Pangerans passed passion Phil Philip pirates possessed prisoners proas Rajah remark replied returned Ringdove river Rocheville round Sarawak savage scene schoolroom schooner seat seemed Sheriff ship shoulder Singapore sister Sooloo soon stockade stood Sultan Susey temper thought Three full-page Illustrations tion Tiram toned paper took tree uncle Vandeleur vessel village voice whilst young youngster
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Стр. 158 - ... for the sake of head-hunting. They act precisely on the same im-pulses as other wild men: war arises from passion or interest; peace from defeat or fear. As friends, they are faithful, just, and honest; as enemies, bloodthirsty and cunning, patient on the war-path, and enduring fatigue, hunger, and want of sleep, with cheerfulness and resolution. As woodmen they are remarkably acute; and on all their ex-cursions carry with them a number of ranjows, which, when they retreat, they stick in behind...
Стр. 158 - In short, there is nothing new in their feelings, or in their mode of shewing them ; no trait remarkable for cruelty ; no head-hunting for the sake of head-hunting. They act precisely on the same impulses as other wild men : war arises from passion or interest ; peace from defeat or fear. As friends, they are faithful, just, and honest ; as enemies, bloodthirsty and cunning, patient on the war-path, and enduring fatigue, hunger, and want of sleep, with cheerfulness and resolution.