The Aborigines of Central India.—Comparative Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Languages of Central India—Aboriginal' of the Eastern Ghats.—Vocablary of some of the Dialects of the Hill and Wandering Tribes in the Northern Stream. [...] "This book is by far the best fitted in the present state of knowledge to enable the general reader to gain a fair and unbiassed conception of the multifarious contents of the wonderful miscellany which can only be truly understood—so Jewish pride assorts—by the life-long devotion of scholars of the Chosen reople."—/equirer. [...] The poem abounds with imagery of Eastern luxuriousness and sensuousness; the air seems laden with the spicy odours of the tropics and the verse has a richness and a melody sufficient to captivate the senses of the dullest."—kg«ndard. [...] The author has at the request of the publishers considerably enlarged the work for the translator and has added the literature of the subject go date ; the translation may therefore be looked upon as an equivalent of a new and improved edition of the original. [...] In the preface he states that the system of Kapila is the earliest attempt on record to give an answer from reason alone to the mysterious questions which arise in every thoughtful mind about the origin of the world the nature and relations of man and his future destiny ' and in his learned and able notes he exhibits the connection of the Sankhya system with the philsophy of Spinoza ' and '
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- sarf.143845
Segment | Pages | Author | Actions |
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Frontmatter
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i-xii | R. Rost | view |
I. Some Account of Quedah
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1-4 | R. Rost | view |
II. Report Made to the Chief and Council of Balambangan By Lieut. James Barton Of His Several Surveys
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4-20 | James Barton | view |
III. Substance of a Letter to the Court of Directors
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20-26 | R. Rost | view |
IV. Formation of the Establishment on Poolo Peenang
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26-37 | R. Rost | view |
V. The Gold of Limong
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38-40 | Macdonald | view |
VI. On Three Natural Productions of Sumatra
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40-50 | John Macdonald | view |
VII. On the Traces of the Hindu Language and Literature Extant Amongst the Malays
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50-55 | William Marsden | view |
VIII. Some Account of the Elastic Gum Vine of Prince-Wales Island and of Experiments Made on the Milky Juice Which It Produces: With Hints Respecting the Useful Purposes to Which It May Be Applied
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55-60 | James Howison | view |
IX. A Botanical Description of Urceola Elastica Or Caoutchouc Vine of Sumatra and Pulo-Pinang; with an Account of the Properties of Its Inspissated Juice Compared with Those of the American Caoutchouc
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61-66 | William Roxburgh | view |
X. An Account of the Inhabitants of the Poggy Or Nassau Islands Lying off Sumatra
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66-76 | John Crisp | view |
XI. Remarks on the Species of Pepper Which are Found on Prince-Wales Island
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76-83 | William Hunter | view |
XII. On the Languages and Literature of the Indo-Chinese Nations
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84-171 | J. Leyden | view |
XIII. Some Account of an Orang Outang of Remarkable Height Found on the Island of Sumatra; Together with a Description of Certain Remains of This Animal Presented to the Asiatic Society by Capt. Corn-Foot And at Present Contained in Its Museum
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172-178 | Clarke Abel | view |
XIV. Observations on the Geological Ap-Pearances and General Features of Portions of the Malayan Peninsula and of the Countries Lying Betwixt It and I8 North Latitude
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179-201 | James Low | view |
XV. Short Sketch of the Geology of Pulo Pinang and the Neighbouring Islands
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201-215 | T. Ward | view |
XVI. Climate of Singapore
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215-i | R. Rost | view |
XVII. Inscription on the Jetty at Singapore
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219-220 | W. Bland | view |
XVIII. Extract of a Letter from Col. J. Low
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221-222 | R. Rost | view |
XIX. Inscription at Singapore
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222-223 | R. Rost | view |
XX. An Account of Several Inscriptions Found in Province; Wellesley on the Peninsula of Malacca
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223-226 | James Low | view |
XXI. Note on the Inscriptions from Singa-Pore and Province Wellesley. Forwarded by the Hon. Col. Butterworth C.B. and Col. J. Low
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227-232 | J.W. Laidlay | view |
XXII. On an Inscription from Keddah
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232-ii | low | view |
XXIII. A Notice of the Alphabets of the Philippine Islands
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235-235 | R. Rost | view |
XXIV. Succinct Review of the Observations of the Tides in the Indian Archi-Pelago
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236-250 | R. Rost | view |
XXV. Report on the Tin of the Province or Mergui
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251-256 | G.B. Tremenheere | view |
XXVI. Report on the Manganese of the Mergui Province
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257-258 | G.B. Tremenheere | view |
XXVII. Paragraphs to be Added to Capt. G. B. Tremenheere’s Report on the Tin of Mergui
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258-259 | R. Rost | view |
XXVIII. Second Report on the Tin of Mergui
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260-271 | G.B. Tremenheere | view |
XXIX. Analysis of Iron Ores from Tavoy and Mergui and of Limestone from Mergui
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272-275 | A. Ure | view |
XXX. Report of a Visit to the Pakchan River and of Some Tin Localities in the Southern Portion of the Tenas-serim Provinces
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275-284 | G.B. Tremenheere | view |
XXXI. Report on a Route from the Mouth of the Pakchan to Krau and Thence Across the Isthmus of Krau to the Gulf of Siam
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285-297 | Alexander Fraser, J.G. Forlong | view |
XXXII. Report; &C. from Capt. G.B. Tremenheere Executive Engineer Tenasserim Division to the Officer in Charge of the Office of Superintending Engi-neer South-Eastern Provinces
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298-301 | G.B. Tremenheere | view |
XXXIII. Remarks on the Different Species of Orang-Utan
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301-309 | E. Blyth | view |
XXXIV. Further Remarks on the Different Species of Orang-Utan
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309-318 | Edward Blyth | view |