Tara, the Suttee: An Indian Drama in Five ActsThe author, 1851 - 178 páginas |
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Tara, the Suttee: An Indian Drama [In Verse] with Notes Charles J C Davidson Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
Tara, the Suttee: An Indian Drama in Five Acts Charles James C. Davidson Sin vista previa disponible - 1851 |
Términos y frases comunes
Adventures in Upper Allahabad AUNT beetling bank Bengal birds blessing boasts BOLONATH Bongshojoh Brahmun Calcutta called cast ceremonies Coolins CRISHNOO curse dark death Diary of Travels Doorga doth doubt dread earth eyes faith fate father female flowers Ganges ghat goddess gods gold GOPEENATH GOVINDU Gunga hands hast heard heart heaven hell hence Hindoo Hindoostan holy honour Hurree Indra Kalee Kalee's Kashee knave Kooleen Koran KUTWAL laughing lord Luchmee LUCHMUNEEA marriage Mohummud Mohummudan MOOLLAH MOTEE mother mournful murder NARAYEN native never Notes to SCENE offerings omen pickaxe pious plunder polygamy Poorans priest princely sport proud pure Radha RAMCHUNDUR reverence round rupees sacred says serace servants shalgramu Shasters Shivu shrine slave Sleeman smiling soul SUMPSHERE Suttee sweet TARA temple tender thee thine thou thuggee thugs tongue Travels and Adventures tree Upper India Vamucharees Vide Vishnoo Ward women worship youth
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Página 149 - Thug, though he know all the trades and have all the wealth in the world. I never wanted food : my mother's family was opulent — her relations high in office. I have been high in office myself; and became so great a favourite...
Página 124 - A Thug considers the persons murdered precisely in the light of victims offered up to the goddess ; and he remembers them, as a priest of Jupiter remembered the oxen, and a priest of Saturn the children sacrificed upon their altars. He meditates his murders without any misgivings ; he perpetrates them without any emotion of pity ; and he remembers them without any feelings of remorse.
Página 133 - We could not get him on, and after burying the bodies, Aman and I, and a few others, sat by him while the gang went on : we were very fond of him, and tried all we could to tranquillize him, but he never recovered his senses, and before evening he died.
Página 126 - Shivu, at the intercession of the gods, was compelled to go to the spot, to persuade her to desist. He saw no other way, however, of prevailing, than by throwing himself among the dead bodies of the slain. When the goddess saw that she was dancing on her husband, she was so shocked, that to express her surprise, she put out her tongue to a great length, and remained motionless; and she is represented in this posture in almost all the images now made in Bengal.
Página 132 - A Thug leader, of most polished manners and great eloquence, being asked one day in my presence by a native gentleman, whether he never felt compunction in murdering innocent people, replied with a smile, "Does any man feel compunction in following his trade; and are not all our trades assigned us by Providence." The native gentleman said, "How many people have you in the course of your life killed with your own hands at a rough guess?
Página 133 - ... when we set out before daylight in the morning; Hursooka, who had been already on three expeditions, was ordered to take the bridle, and keep the boy in the rear, out of sight and hearing. The boy became alarmed, and impatient; got away from Hursooka, and galloped up at the instant the jhirnee or signal for murder was given.
Página 135 - What ! shall not a hundred generations of Thugs be able to distinguish the tricks of man from the miracles of God ? Is there not the difference of heaven and earth between them? Is not one a mere trick, and the other a miracle, witnessed by hundreds assembled at the same time ?
Página 149 - We all feel pity sometimes, but the goor of the Tuponee changes our nature. It would change the nature of a horse. Let any man once taste of that goor, and he will be a Thug though he know all the trades and have all the wealth in the world.
Página 177 - The omen of the wolf or wolves crossing their road — if from left to right, it threatens great evil ; if from right to left, it is a good omen : if its call be heard during the day, the gang must immediately quit the country in which they hear it; if between midnight and daylight, it is bad ; if between evening and midnight, it is indifferent ; between mid-day and sunset, it is not so bad, as between sun-rise and mid-day.
Página 133 - We fell in with five Sikhs, and when we set out before daylight in the morning, Hursooka who had been already on three expeditions, was ordered to take the bridle and keep the boy in the rear out of sight and hearing. The boy became alarmed, and impatient, got away from Hursooka and galloped up -at the instant the signal for murder was given.