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Miago, who remained absent with them for several months.
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Fleeing the social conformity required by the Communist government, he wanders deep into the regions of the Qiang, Miago, and Yi peoples located on the fringes of Han Chinese civilization and discovers a plethora of different traditions, history, legends, folk songs, and landscapes.
Soul Mountain: Summary and book reviews of Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian. 2000
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Eyre relates (310, 70) that when Miago, the first native who ever quitted Perth, was taken away on the _Beagle_ in 1838, his
Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890
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I hope no ill consequences ensued; if they began pulling them about, or put them in the fire, the better to separate the wood and iron, two or three poor wretches might be killed or maimed for life, and their first recollections of the 'Quibra men,' as Miago calls us, would naturally be anything but favourable.
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Ernest Favenc 1876
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On board the BEAGLE, the party had a native of Swan River -- Miago.
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Ernest Favenc 1876
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Miago ordered the two widows of his brother to prepare his hut, that as soon as the sun had set he might sleep there.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855
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Miago ought, according to custom, to have allowed three full days to elapse before his brother's widows entered his hut, but as Bennyyowlee appeared resolved not to renounce his intention of claiming the hand of one of the ladies Miago's friends thought it more prudent to bring matters to a speedy issue, lest, in the interim, his rival might carry of
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855
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Mulligo's wives, they might be able to assist Miago in his endeavours to prevent such an outrage, whilst at the same time their proximity to his party enabled them to see that no foul play took place.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855
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The other had been sung by the mother of Miago, a native who had accompanied Captain Wickham in the Beagle from the Swan River, and it had made a great impression on the natives.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855
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Miago, when he was landed, had amongst the white people none who would be truly friends of his.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855
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