The 'grand tour' of the British princes, the visit of prince Albert Victor and prince George to Ceylon"Ceylon Observer" Press, 1882 - 38 páginas |
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Adam's Peak Admiral Gore-Jones Bacchante bamboo Basnayke beat beaters British calf Capt capture carriage Ceylon Observer charge cheers chief Colombo crowd Dalton dance Dawson decorations disappointment doubt drive drive-in drove Duke of Edinburgh Ekneligoda elephant kraal elk hunt escape Europeans excitement followed GAMPOLA Government Agent Governor and Lady Gwatkin Hanwella Hayne hills honour hope jungle Kandian Kandy Korale Kraaltown Kurunegala Labugama Lady Longden large number last night Maha Messrs morning mountain Mudaliyar natives Nilleme noosers noosing Nuwara Eliya o'clock officers passed Pavilion Perahera planters present Prince Albert Victor Prince George Prince of Wales Queen's House railway rain Ratamahetmaya resthouse road rope round route Royal Dublin Fusiliers Royal Highnesses royal party Royal Princes rushed scene shew shot side sight Sinhalese Special Correspondent special train sport station stockade success Templer took tree tusker valley Valse visitors volunteers waiting wild elephants young Princes
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Página 38 - When I remember all The friends so linked together, I've seen around me fall Like leaves in wintry weather; I feel like one Who treads alone Some banquet-hall deserted, Whose lights are fled, Whose garlands dead, And all but he departed...
Página 17 - The best laid plans of mice and men Gang aft agley ; and we all know how often, especially in the case of elephants, are the plans of menatfiult.
Página 29 - ... seas he strides, And scarce the topmost billows touch'd his sides. "Seiz'd with a sudden fear, we run to sea, The cables cut, and silent haste away; The well-deserving stranger entertain; Then, buckling to the work, our oars divide the main. The giant harken'd to the dashing sound: But, when our vessels out of reach he found, He strided onward, and in vain essay'd Th' Ionian deep, and durst no farther wade.
Página 29 - JEtna trembling all around, The winding caverns echo to the sound. His brother Cyclops hear the yelling roar, And, rushing down the mountains, crowd the shore. We saw their stern distorted looks, from far...
Página 29 - And thrice the hollow rocks return'd the sound, And thrice we saw the stars, that stood with dews around. The flagging winds forsook us, with the sun ; And, wearied, on Cyclopian shores we run.
Página 29 - With haste the frighted mariners obey. First Palinurus to the larboard veer'd; Then all the fleet by his example steer'd. To heav'n aloft on ridgy waves we ride, Then down to hell descend, when they divide; And thrice our galleys knock'd the stony ground, And thrice the hollow rocks return'd the sound, And thrice we saw the stars, that stood with dews around.
Página 23 - The clean contrary way. At one time the tame elephants were ordered down into the jungle to charge the wild herd upwards if possible...
Página 35 - ... on the occasion of the visit of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York.
Página 13 - Now, ail together," she cried, with a preliminary strain on the sash, and then the cords of her well-trained muscles stood out on her rounded arms, and with a long pull, and a strong pull, and a pull all together, she landed the major upon the rock.
Página 14 - To sit a' nicht wad better agree Than rise in the momin' early. The sun peeps ower yon southland hills, Like ony timorous carlie ; Just blinks a wee, then sinks again ; And that we find severely. Now, up in the mornin's no for me, Up in the mornin...