Points and pickings of information about China and the Chinese, by the author of 'Soldiers and sailors'.1844 |
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... a great deal of vexation . I have just heard that a Chinese Am- bassador , a real , live Mandarin , in the plenitude of authority , is on the eve of exhibiting his red THE CHINESE COLLECTION . 7 button , peacock's feather ,
... a great deal of vexation . I have just heard that a Chinese Am- bassador , a real , live Mandarin , in the plenitude of authority , is on the eve of exhibiting his red THE CHINESE COLLECTION . 7 button , peacock's feather ,
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... live in than the island of Hong Kong . Hardly do I know a more exciting scene than that which is often presented by Hong Kong Bay ; for what with the mountainous masses around it , both on the islands and the mainland ; the British war ...
... live in than the island of Hong Kong . Hardly do I know a more exciting scene than that which is often presented by Hong Kong Bay ; for what with the mountainous masses around it , both on the islands and the mainland ; the British war ...
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... live continually in boats and barges on the rivers and canals of this ex- tended country is very great . There are , as it were , floating towns and villages in abundance , where the people live entirely on the water , carry- ing on ...
... live continually in boats and barges on the rivers and canals of this ex- tended country is very great . There are , as it were , floating towns and villages in abundance , where the people live entirely on the water , carry- ing on ...
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... live much on beef , or mutton ; but this not being the case , they consume fish , pork , and fowl on a large scale ; to which must be added the flesh of wild horses , dogs , cats , rats , mice , grubs , sharks ' fins , birds ' nests of ...
... live much on beef , or mutton ; but this not being the case , they consume fish , pork , and fowl on a large scale ; to which must be added the flesh of wild horses , dogs , cats , rats , mice , grubs , sharks ' fins , birds ' nests of ...
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... lives of more than three hundred mil- lion human beings : then come the courts of law , wherein abound deception , frauds , lying , bribery , and injustice ; add to which , debased morals and depraved practices everywhere prevail ...
... lives of more than three hundred mil- lion human beings : then come the courts of law , wherein abound deception , frauds , lying , bribery , and injustice ; add to which , debased morals and depraved practices everywhere prevail ...
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