 HE SAT, in defiance of municipal orders, astride the gun Zam-Zammah on her brick platform opposite the old Ajaib-Gher — the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum. Who hold Zam-Zammah, that ' fire-breathing dragon/ hold the Punjab, for...  The English Patient: Man Booker Prize Winner - Page 93by Michael Ondaatje - 2011 - 320 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Geography - 1921 - 882 pages
...William?; KIM'S CANNON AT LAHORE "He sat, in defiance of municipal orders, astride the gun Zam-Zammck, on her brick platform, opposite the old Ajaibgher, the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum." side by side and sentimental lovers come to deck their graves with flowers,... | |
 | American literature - 1901 - 774 pages
...Narrow Way, By Tophet-flare to Judgment Day, Be gentle when the heathen pray To Buddha at Katnakura ! E sat, in defiance of municipal orders, astride the gun Zam-Zammah on her brick platform opposite the Wonder House, as natives call the Lahore Museum. Who hold Zam-Zammah, that " fire-breathing dragon,"... | |
 | Rudyard Kipling - English literature - 1902 - 524 pages
...Narrow Way By Tophet-flare to Judgment Day, Be gentle when the heathen pray To Buddha at Kamakura! HE sat, in defiance of municipal orders, astride the...old Ajaib-Gher — the Wonder House, as the natives calied the Lahore Museum. Who hold Zam-Zammah, that " fire-breathing dragon," hold the Punjab; for... | |
 | Rudyard Kipling - 1914 - 400 pages
...Narrow Way By Tophet-flare to Judgment Day, Be gentle when the heathen pray To Buddha at Kamakura!' HE sat, in defiance of municipal orders, astride the...old Ajaib-Gher — the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum. Who hold ZamZammah, that 'fire-breathing dragon,' hold the Punjab, for the... | |
 | Geography - 1921 - 1296 pages
...Williams KIM'S CANNON AT LAHORR "He sat, in defiance of municipal orders, astride the gun Zam-Zaminek, on her brick platform, opposite the old Ajaibgher, the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum." side by side and sentimental lovers come to deck their graves with flowers,... | |
 | Zohreh T. Sullivan - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 216 pages
...orders. Although this appears to introduce Kim as rebel, the order of the phrasing is significant: "He sat, in defiance of municipal orders, astride...Wonder House, as the natives called the Lahore Museum. " Whereas the first part of the sentence suggests a rejection of authority, the second part complicates... | |
 | Donald S. Lopez Jr., Donald S. Lopez - Religion - 1995 - 312 pages
...employed by members of the British community in India.7 The Wonder House He sat, in defiance of the municipal orders, astride the gun Zam-Zammah on her...old Ajaib-Gher — the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum. Who hold Zam-Zammah, the "firebreathing dragon," hold the Punjab, for the great... | |
 | Donald S. Lopez Jr., Donald S. Lopez - Religion - 1995 - 304 pages
...employed by members of the British community in India. 7 The Wonder House He sat, in defiance of the municipal orders, astride the gun Zam-Zammah on her brick platform opposite the old Ajaib-Gher—the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum. Who hold Zam-Zammah, the "firebreathing... | |
 | Rudyard Kipling - Boys - 1901 - 294 pages
...Narrow Way By Tophet-flare to Judgment Day, Be gentle when the heathen pray To Buddha at Kamakura! He sat, in defiance of municipal orders, astride the...old AjaibGher — the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum. Who hold Zam-Zammah, that "fire-breathing dragon," hold the Punjab, for the... | |
 | Ian Baucom - Literary Criticism - 1999 - 260 pages
...in the opening two paragraphs of the novel, which, though lengthy, are worth citing almost in full: He sat in defiance of municipal orders, astride the...Zam-Zammah on her brick platform opposite the old Ajain-Gher — the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum. Who hold Zam-Zammah, that "fire-breathing... | |
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