Altogether it was a very A.1. sight the colour Veronesque; the troops, rajahs, beautiful ladies in exquisite latest dresses, and the variety of type, European and native, made a splendid subject for a historical picture.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
And they won't forget in a hurry how we punished the other rajahs for their treacherous rising against the British power.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
"The English rajahs can talk as they like," said the deep-voiced Malay.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn