Points and pickings of information about China and the Chinese, by the author of 'Soldiers and sailors'.1844 |
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... heaven and earth were divided , and chaos had been reduced to order . Then came Teen- Hwang - she , “ Imperial Heaven ; " Teen - Hwang- she settled the years , and seems to have enjoyed a tolerably good share of them , for he reigned ...
... heaven and earth were divided , and chaos had been reduced to order . Then came Teen- Hwang - she , “ Imperial Heaven ; " Teen - Hwang- she settled the years , and seems to have enjoyed a tolerably good share of them , for he reigned ...
الصفحة 43
... heaven . Alas ! for the mass of the people ; who shall re- lieve them from their calamities ? ' 6 6 " All replied , Behold Kwan ! ' ' Ah , no ; it cannot be , ' answered his Majesty ; ' he opposes the commands of his superiors , and ...
... heaven . Alas ! for the mass of the people ; who shall re- lieve them from their calamities ? ' 6 6 " All replied , Behold Kwan ! ' ' Ah , no ; it cannot be , ' answered his Majesty ; ' he opposes the commands of his superiors , and ...
الصفحة 44
... heaven ; buried the hills and covered the mountains with its waters , into which the common people , astonished to stupefac- tion , sunk . I travelled on dry land in a cha- riot , on water in a boat , in miry places on a sledge , and ...
... heaven ; buried the hills and covered the mountains with its waters , into which the common people , astonished to stupefac- tion , sunk . I travelled on dry land in a cha- riot , on water in a boat , in miry places on a sledge , and ...
الصفحة 52
... hitherto occurred in his reign , is the success of the British in their attack on a part of the Celestial Empire . The dragon of the " Son of Heaven " must in future hide his claws . CHAPTER VII . ALL ABOUT OPIUM . Opium the Juice.
... hitherto occurred in his reign , is the success of the British in their attack on a part of the Celestial Empire . The dragon of the " Son of Heaven " must in future hide his claws . CHAPTER VII . ALL ABOUT OPIUM . Opium the Juice.
الصفحة 57
... heaven , has a shrine in all thy cities , and in all thy ports . Greedy , griping , grasp- ing Mammon ! Sordid mammon ! shrewd and keen , Gazes round with cruel mien , And clutches with a greedy hand The golden spoil of every land ...
... heaven , has a shrine in all thy cities , and in all thy ports . Greedy , griping , grasp- ing Mammon ! Sordid mammon ! shrewd and keen , Gazes round with cruel mien , And clutches with a greedy hand The golden spoil of every land ...
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الصفحة 264 - The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
الصفحة 169 - And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them : and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
الصفحة 319 - Glimpses of Nature ; And Objects of Interest described during a Visit to the Isle of Wight. Designed to assist and encourage Young Persons in forming habits of observation. By Mrs. LOUDON. Second Edition, enlarged. With Forty-one Illustrations. 3s. 6d. cloth. " We could not recommend a more valuable little volume. It is full of information, conveyed in the most agreeable manner.
الصفحة 319 - MORE TALES FOR IDLE HOURS. New Edition. NINA, an Icelandic Tale. By the Author of " Always Happy," &c. New Edition. RHODA ; or, The Excellence of Charity. By the Author of " The Cottage on the Common,
الصفحة 182 - A hundred cars the triumph swell. Mourn for the tiny architect, A stronger bird hath ta'en its nest : Mourn for the hapless, stolen bride, How vain the pomp to soothe her breast!
الصفحة 250 - Prostrate I beg imperial Heaven (Hwang Tien) to pardon my ignorance and stupidity, and to grant me self-renovation; for myriads of innocent people are involved by me, a single man.