Points and pickings of information about China and the Chinese, by the author of 'Soldiers and sailors'. |
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Points and Pickings of Information about China and the Chinese, by the ... George Mogridge No preview available - 2016 |
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appearance AUTHOR bamboo better bird Board boats British called Canton carried Celestial ceremony CHAPTER character China Chinese cloth coloured common court described dollars doubt dragon dynasty earth Edition emperor empire England English Engravings European eyes factory feet figure five foreigners four gate give given ground hand head heart Heaven HISTORY Hong honour houses hundred Imperial Island kind kings land language leaves live look Majesty mandarins means millions never object obtained officers once Opium palace pass peace Pekin person pick points present Price provinces punishment rank receive regard reign respect river scene Second seen ships side soldiers streets Tartars temples things thousand throne tion wall whole young
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Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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!
Page 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.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Points and pickings of information about China and the Chinese, by the author of 'Soldiers and sailors'. |
| Author | George Mogridge |
| Published | 1844 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 29 Sep 2006 |
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