 | American periodicals - 1850 - 638 pages
...poison ; gain-seeking and corrupt men will, for profit and sensuality, defeat my wishes ; but nothmg will induce me to derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." One result of the war was the ceding of the island of Hong Kong to the English. In this island, after... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1847 - 558 pages
...sentiments in 1844, in an answer which would have been worthy of a Christian monarch : — " IT IS TRUE, I CANNOT PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FLOWING POISON;...A REVENUE FROM THE VICE AND MISERY OF MY PEOPLE." But money was deemed of more consequence in Hong Kong than morality; it was determined in the name... | |
 | Henry Charles Sirr - China - 1849 - 482 pages
...memorable words, used when urged to legalize the trade in opium. "It it true" said the Emperor, " / cannot prevent the introduction of the flowing poison...A REVENUE from the VICE AND MISERY OF MY PEOPLE." The consumption of opium is rapidly increasing in China, and consequently the trade increases in proportion;... | |
 | Nathan Allen - Commerce - 1850 - 78 pages
...Emperor, when urged to legalize the trade, replied in these memorable words : — "It is true," said he, " I cannot prevent the introduction of the flowing poison...a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." Much has been said respecting the anti-social and non-intercourse character and principles of the Chinese... | |
 | Commerce - 1850 - 720 pages
...It is true I cannot prevent the introduction of the flowiny poison : gain-seeking and corrupt tuen will, for profit and sensuality, defeat my wishes...derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people? But money was deemed of more consequence in Hong Kong than morality ; it was determined, in the name... | |
 | Francis Bonynge - Agriculture - 1852 - 248 pages
...of China, and worthy Emperor of 500,000,000 of people, with true greatness responded : " It is true I cannot prevent the introduction of the flowing poison....a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." PRESENT AND FUTUKE OF THE UNITED STATES Ir this subject be considered fully, and such reasonable data... | |
 | Robert Sears - China - 1852 - 628 pages
...memorable words used when urged to legalize the trade in opium. " It is true," said he, " I can not prevent the introduction of the flowing poison : gain-seeking...a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." The consumption of opium is rapidly increasing in China, and consequently the trade increases in proportion... | |
 | Robert Sears - China - 1851 - 630 pages
...memorable words used when urged to legalize the trade in opium. " It is true," said he, " I can not prevent the introduction of the flowing poison : gain-seeking...a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." The consumption of opium is rapidly increasing in China, and consequently the trade increases in proportion... | |
 | Henry Augustus Boardman - Business ethics - 1853 - 432 pages
...worthy to be inscribed upon the throne of that empire in perpetuity), was this : — " It is true, I cannot prevent the introduction of the flowing -poison...a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." A voice like this from a pagan throne, might well make the ears of Christian legislators to tingle.... | |
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IT IS TRUE, I CANNOT PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FLOWING POISON; GAIN-SEEKING AND CORRUPT MEN WILL, FOR PROFIT AND SENSUALITY, DEFEAT MY WISHES ; BUT NOTHING WILL INDUCE ME TO DERIVE A REVENUE FROM THE VICE AND MISERY OF MY PEOPLE. 
