At Udaipur he is called bhanjgarh ; at Jodhpur, pardhan ; at Jaipur (where they have engrafted the term used at the court of Delhi) musahib ; at Kotah, kiladar , and diwan or regent.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod
Compare also names, such as Korava, Kurru, a dialect of Tamil, and Kudāgu.
— from The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 4 by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
In Beowulf , he thinks, the exploit has been transferred from Beowulf, the Danish king, to Beowulf, the Geat, and that the differentiation of the deed into two exploits has been retained—Beowulf, as a king's retainer, slaying Grendel, and later, as a king, killing a dragon.
— from The Relation of the Hrólfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarímur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries by Oscar Ludvig Olson
The modern names are Koulem , Kiang , and Dziggethai (or “Mountain Ass”).
— from The Desert World by Arthur Mangin
The adventurous knight, Kenneth, arises David, Earl of Huntingdon, Prince Royal of Scotland!"
— from The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 by Ontario. Department of Education
Road-making has not made great strides in Perak, but railroads are being planned, and a good road extends from the port of Larut to the great Chinese mining town of Taipeng, and thence to the British residency at Kwala Kangsa, a distance of over thirty-three miles, the electric telegraph accompanying the road.
— from The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
He gazed at Kate Kildare approaching down the long stairway with the appreciation of a connoisseur.
— from Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
Mr. Bailey wed Terisa Zaunbrecher of Rayne, La. Their children are: Kathleen, Karl and David.
— from No Man's Land: A History of El Camino Real by Louis Raphael Nardini
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