Points and pickings of information about China and the Chinese, by the author of 'Soldiers and sailors'.1844 |
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... a hat - full of brown shellers , slipped of their husks , and a hat - full , partly made up of husks and leaves . Look at one heap of apples , some of them unripe , some decayed , and NO COUNTRY LIKE OLD ENGLAND . 3 some worm -
... a hat - full of brown shellers , slipped of their husks , and a hat - full , partly made up of husks and leaves . Look at one heap of apples , some of them unripe , some decayed , and NO COUNTRY LIKE OLD ENGLAND . 3 some worm -
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... leaf - gold , and Lord Mac- artney , will all be flitting through your mind ; but sit you down ; look for a minute at the company ; collect your thoughts , and I promise you a treat that you will not be able to get every day in the year ...
... leaf - gold , and Lord Mac- artney , will all be flitting through your mind ; but sit you down ; look for a minute at the company ; collect your thoughts , and I promise you a treat that you will not be able to get every day in the year ...
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... called , of Dane's Island , that would remind you of an English turnpike - road . It is an odd circumstance ; but if a Chinese buffalo be ever so quietly and industriously at 116 JACKETS MADE OF LEAVES . work , drawing the.
... called , of Dane's Island , that would remind you of an English turnpike - road . It is an odd circumstance ; but if a Chinese buffalo be ever so quietly and industriously at 116 JACKETS MADE OF LEAVES . work , drawing the.
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... leaves . These leaves , fastened only at one end , lay over each other like the tiles or slates on a roof . You may fancy , then , when the gusty wind blows , what outlandish creatures they look like , with their broad umbrella * WOMEN ...
... leaves . These leaves , fastened only at one end , lay over each other like the tiles or slates on a roof . You may fancy , then , when the gusty wind blows , what outlandish creatures they look like , with their broad umbrella * WOMEN ...
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George Mogridge. WOMEN OF DANE'S ISLAND . 117 hats , and with their leaf - jackets fluttering in all directions . Almost might a stranger suppose they were about to take wing . The women on the island are short , and in their complexion ...
George Mogridge. WOMEN OF DANE'S ISLAND . 117 hats , and with their leaf - jackets fluttering in all directions . Almost might a stranger suppose they were about to take wing . The women on the island are short , and in their complexion ...
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