Points and pickings of information about China and the Chinese, by the author of 'Soldiers and sailors'.1844 |
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... foreigners . The Portu- guese part of Macao is principally on the hills , while the Chinese , or Bazaar part , occupies the low ground . The town is well - built , and has good streets ; but as the lanes are too narrow to admit wheel ...
... foreigners . The Portu- guese part of Macao is principally on the hills , while the Chinese , or Bazaar part , occupies the low ground . The town is well - built , and has good streets ; but as the lanes are too narrow to admit wheel ...
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... foreigners to say , that notwith- standing what had occurred they were ready to admit Opium on exactly the same terms on which it was admitted before . O China , China ! Mammon , that is worshiped in every land under heaven , has a ...
... foreigners to say , that notwith- standing what had occurred they were ready to admit Opium on exactly the same terms on which it was admitted before . O China , China ! Mammon , that is worshiped in every land under heaven , has a ...
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... foreigners who dared to disobey the laws of heaven's dynasty , " commanding them to quit the coast at once ; but you must hear a little of their language : " Along the boundaries of our country we shall place a thousand ships - of - war ...
... foreigners who dared to disobey the laws of heaven's dynasty , " commanding them to quit the coast at once ; but you must hear a little of their language : " Along the boundaries of our country we shall place a thousand ships - of - war ...
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... foreigners , so frequent disagreements took place . In all these disagree- ments , owing to their comparative weakness , and the distance of their resources , the English were THE OPIUM WAR . 75 compelled to put up with 74.
... foreigners , so frequent disagreements took place . In all these disagree- ments , owing to their comparative weakness , and the distance of their resources , the English were THE OPIUM WAR . 75 compelled to put up with 74.
الصفحة 79
... foreigners . Victory after victory plainly shewed that the inexperience of the Chi- nese rendered them altogether unfit to contend with the tactics and courage of Europeans . " The trench is dug , the cannon's breath Wings the far ...
... foreigners . Victory after victory plainly shewed that the inexperience of the Chi- nese rendered them altogether unfit to contend with the tactics and courage of Europeans . " The trench is dug , the cannon's breath Wings the far ...
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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.