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... Majesty Victoria . " Wait , then , at all events , till you have an opportunity of consulting him , and , in the mean time , content yourselves with reading all the great books , and the little books , on China that come in your way ...
... Majesty Victoria . " Wait , then , at all events , till you have an opportunity of consulting him , and , in the mean time , content yourselves with reading all the great books , and the little books , on China that come in your way ...
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... Majesty ; ' he opposes the commands of his superiors , and subverts the nine classes of kindred . ' It was remarked by the ministers , That is doubtful , try him ; perhaps he may succeed . ' The Emperor said , ' Let him go , then ; but ...
... Majesty ; ' he opposes the commands of his superiors , and subverts the nine classes of kindred . ' It was remarked by the ministers , That is doubtful , try him ; perhaps he may succeed . ' The Emperor said , ' Let him go , then ; but ...
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... Majesty , how can I speak ? My thoughts were unweariedly and incessantly employed day by day . The deluge rose high , and spread wide as the spacious vault of heaven ; buried the hills and covered the mountains with its waters , into ...
... Majesty , how can I speak ? My thoughts were unweariedly and incessantly employed day by day . The deluge rose high , and spread wide as the spacious vault of heaven ; buried the hills and covered the mountains with its waters , into ...
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... Majesty Kea - king in the Hall of Ancestors was fixed to be , " The supremely Benevolent and most Intelligent Emperor . " The will of the Emperor Kea - king is too strik- ing a document to be withheld . It is as follows : " The great ...
... Majesty Kea - king in the Hall of Ancestors was fixed to be , " The supremely Benevolent and most Intelligent Emperor . " The will of the Emperor Kea - king is too strik- ing a document to be withheld . It is as follows : " The great ...
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... majesty , was born here . Why should I be in- dignant ( at dying here ) ? " Let the state mourning be agreeable to former usage , and be put off after twenty - seven days . Announce this to the empire , and cause every one to hear it ...
... majesty , was born here . Why should I be in- dignant ( at dying here ) ? " Let the state mourning be agreeable to former usage , and be put off after twenty - seven days . Announce this to the empire , and cause every one to hear it ...
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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 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.
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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.