maa

Updated: May 27, 2025

Such, in fact, was the case with the stately occupant of the stable-palace at the court of Maha Mongkut; and she was distinguished by the high-sounding appellation of Maa Phya Seri Wongsah Ditsarah Krasaat, "August and Glorious Mother, Descendant of Kings and Heroes."

Anna Harriette Leonowens - The English Governess at the Siamese Court: Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok

"T' life o' mon is aw a hoory," replied Widow Precious, with slow truth. "Young mon, what 'll ye hev?" "Dinner, madam; dinner at the earliest moment. I have ridden far, and my back is sore, and my substance is calling for renewal." "Ate, ate, ate, that's t' waa of aw menkins. Bud ye maa coom in, and crack o' it."

R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore - Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale

She spoke French with purity and elegance, but with a drawling, somewhat affected accent, saying "Paar maa foi; paar le Dieeu vivaant," and so forth, in a style which was ridiculed by Parisians, as she sometimes, to her extreme annoyance, discovered. Joos de Menin, pensionary of Dort, in the name of all the envoys, made an elaborate address.

John Lothrop Motley - History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-86)

"Baa!" said the goat, "I shall sleep on the front doorstone and keep guard." "Maa, maa! I shall sleep just inside the front door and help to keep guard," said the sheep. "Moo, moo, moo!" called the bull, "the wood shed is the place for me." "Meow, meow, meow!" cried the cat, "I do not care about sleeping in the night. I shall keep watch that no harm comes nigh." They had a good night's rest.

Jane L. Hoxie - A Kindergarten Story Book

She spoke French with purity and elegance, but with a drawling, somewhat affected accent, saying "Paar maa foi; paar le Dieeu vivaant," and so forth, in a style which was ridiculed by Parisians, as she sometimes, to her extreme annoyance, discovered. Joos de Menin, pensionary of Dort, in the name of all the envoys, made an elaborate address.

John Lothrop Motley - History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609)

I met others of the royal family than the former queen, Marao, and her daughters, the Princesses Tekau and Boots, at an amuraa maa given at the mansion of Tetuanui. The preparations occupied several days, and we all assisted in the hunt for the oysters, shrimp, crabs, mao, and fish, going by twos and threes to the lagoon, the reef, the stream, and the hills for their rarest titbits.

Frederick O'Brien - Mystic Isles of the South Seas.