Excerpt from Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula, Vol. 1 of 2The work is essentially a compilation from many sources, but differs from most books of that kind, first, in being based to a very large extent on materials hitherto unpublished, and accessible only through private channels of information, and secondly, in having been constructed with special knowledge of the subject and in a critical spirit. The need of such a work has long been felt by all who have interested themselves in the subject, and will be Obvious to any one who glances over the Bibliography contained in the present volume.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from An Etymological Dictionary of the English LanguageAnother not very hopeful book in which to find one's place, is the Faerie Queene. References to this are usually given to the book and canto, and of these one or other is (in Richardson) occasionally incorrect; in every case, I have added the number of the stanza.One very remarkable fact about Richardson's dictionary is that, in many cases, references are given only to obscure and late authors, when all the while the word occurs in Shakespeare. By keeping Dr. Schmidt's comprehensive Shakespeare Lexicon1 always open before me, this fault has been easily' remedied.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula, Vol. 2 of 2A Jakun Orchestra, showing Flute, Fiddle, Bamboo Guitar, and Drums of Malay Pattern, Ulu Batu, Selangor.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...thereby transferred to the Latoomflower, in which it was believed to be imprisoned by the " s'lowk" tassels. Vaughan-Stevens found these charms among the Central Sakai (Senoi), Besisi, Kenaboi, but not among the Jakun or Benua-Jakun.3 'Favre in Ann. de la P. de la Foi, xxii. 303.! Cp. Z.f. E. 1894, p. 152. "S'lowk " qu. = " sela' " (" leaf")? 3 Eth. Notizblatt, i. 1-4. Interpretation of Dreams--the Dream Ceremony. The Sakai attach great importance to dreams, bringing formal reports of them to the magician or the midwife; the man to the former, the woman to the latter. The dreams of the lay members of the tribe are of no special interest, but the magicians in dreams receive inspiration from spirits that are well disposed.1 Of special significance are those dreams regarded which are awaited by all magicians and the whole tribe on important occasions, the Batin being the chief person involved. These gatherings were held on the highest accessible mountain summit in the territory of the tribe, and occupied several days' time, since it was required that each of the dreams should be repeated upon three successive nights. There has been no such gathering since the disappearance of Berchanggei Besi; all that the present magicians know with regard to such ceremonies being that the Batin invoked the help of Tuhan in some form now forgotten, and that the Batin then fell immediately asleep and the dreams came to him in a disguised form, and after his awaking were interpreted by the magicians.2 Sakai children are named in accordance with dreams, in which there appeared the track of a tiger, a tree, an insect, etc.8 Use of Love-philtres. The Sakai, like the Semang, have a great reputation (especially among the Malays) for love-philt...

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Excerpt from A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English LanguageThe first edition of my 'concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language' was published in 1882, and it has since passed through several editions.Each successive edition contained several corrections and additions, in order that the work might be, to some extent, brought up to date.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English LanguageOne distinguishing feature Of this abridgement, as well as of my larger Dictionary, IS that all the forms cited can actually be found in the usual books of reference, except when marked by an asterisk, in which case they are theoretical.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (Classic Reprint)

An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (Classic Reprint)

Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula

A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (Classic Reprint)

A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (Classic Reprint)

A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (Classic Reprint)