The History of China, Volum 1W. Thacker & Company, 1898 |
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... appearance will perhaps bring this full record of a most ancient and still- existing Empire within the reach of all who are concerned in the Far East . April 27 , 1898 . DEMETRIUS C. BOULGER . CONTENTS OF VOL . I. CHAPTER I. THE EARLY AGES.
... appearance will perhaps bring this full record of a most ancient and still- existing Empire within the reach of all who are concerned in the Far East . April 27 , 1898 . DEMETRIUS C. BOULGER . CONTENTS OF VOL . I. CHAPTER I. THE EARLY AGES.
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... appeared several leaders , endowed with high abilities and aspirations , who induced their kinsmen to settle in villages , and to follow the pursuits of trade and agriculture . The germ of the Chinese race and government was , we may ...
... appeared several leaders , endowed with high abilities and aspirations , who induced their kinsmen to settle in villages , and to follow the pursuits of trade and agriculture . The germ of the Chinese race and government was , we may ...
Pàgina 16
... appeared the first conqueror Hwangti , to be followed by those three perfect , and probably ideal Emperors , Yao , Chun , and Yu , who left an example that none of their successors could hope to emulate . With the death of Yu the first ...
... appeared the first conqueror Hwangti , to be followed by those three perfect , and probably ideal Emperors , Yao , Chun , and Yu , who left an example that none of their successors could hope to emulate . With the death of Yu the first ...
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... appeared , the grand truths of the single - minded worship of the Chinese had lost their efficacy , and the nation ... appearance of Laoutse , the first and perhaps the greatest of the Chinese philosophers , was therefore doubly ...
... appeared , the grand truths of the single - minded worship of the Chinese had lost their efficacy , and the nation ... appearance of Laoutse , the first and perhaps the greatest of the Chinese philosophers , was therefore doubly ...
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... appeared too favourable to be neglected for obtaining a cheap renown . He refused to follow the sensible advice of his ally , and commenced active hostilities against the Tartars . Inexperienced in the mode of warfare necessary for ...
... appeared too favourable to be neglected for obtaining a cheap renown . He refused to follow the sensible advice of his ally , and commenced active hostilities against the Tartars . Inexperienced in the mode of warfare necessary for ...
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Frases i termes més freqüents
ambition Amursana appeared Asia attack authority battle Bayan became campaign capital capture carried cause chief China Chow command compelled Confucius conquest Corea court Dalai Lama death defeat defence dynasty Eleuths embassy Emperor Emperor of China Empire Empress enemy envoy eunuchs event favour followed force formidable fortune fresh frontier Fuhkien Galdan garrison Genghis hands Hoangho Hongwou honour hostile Hwangti Imperial Jungaria Kaidu Kanghi Kaotsong Kaotsou Keen Lung Khalkas Khitans king kingdom Kins Kublai Leaoutung Lung's Manchus military Ming Ming dynasty ministers Mongols neighbours Noorhachu northern officers overthrow palace peace Pekin person position possession prince principal proclaimed proved province rebels reign remained resolved ruler sent Shensi siege soldiers succeeded success successor Sungs surrender Szchuen Taitsong Taitsou Tangs Tartars thousand throne Tibet Timour town tribes triumph troops Tse Wang Rabdan Tsins victory Vouti Wang Khan Wang Mang Wenti Wou Sankwei Yunnan
Passatges populars
Pàgina 360 - He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height. He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs. His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine, the nose well formed and well set on." His conquest of Yunnan in ad 1253-54
Pàgina 644 - nobody but you, and in a time of trouble they would listen to no other voice than yours. I know as a matter of fact that we have nothing now to fear, but when the foreign vessels shall come in their thousands and tens of thousands, then it may be that some
Pàgina 297 - of armies, were exalted to a position next to himself. The one was made prince on his right side, the other on his left, for, he said, " It is to you that I owe my Empire. You are and have been to me as the shafts of a carriage, or the arms to a man's body.
Pàgina 45 - written, and it is not difficult to understand why such was the case, that "the skilful disarming of the provinces added daily to the wealth and prosperity of the capital." The Hall of Audience in the palace was ornamented with twelve statues, made from the spoil of his numerous
Pàgina 299 - I thought that your sovereigns were of the race of the gods ; but do you suppose that I am going to do homage to [such an imbecile as that?" Chonghei brooded over this second affront, and allowed his personal pique to so far influence his policy that, when an occasion offered, he did not hesitate to assume
Pàgina 635 - excellently proportioned and above the middle height; all the features of the countenance are regular ; his eyes bright and larger than is usual with his nation ; the nose slightly curved and drooping at the point; and the few marks left by the smallpox detract nothing from the charm which is conspicuous throughout his person.
Pàgina 636 - it would be ungracious, if not impossible, to say in what respect he falls short of complete equality with either, so numerous and conspicuous were his talents and his virtues. His long friendship and high consideration for the Christian missionaries have no doubt contributed to bring his name and the events of his reign more prominently before Europe than
Pàgina 286 - You and your master," he said to the envoy, "deceive yourselves if you believe me to be capable of approving an act of treason, whatever the personal advantage it might procure me. I love all peoples of whatever nation they may be, and I wish to see them at peace with one another.
Pàgina 476 - intrepid, inured to fatigue, despising life, and knowing well how to face death ; although inferior in number, a hundred of them would blush to flee before a thousand foreigners, and, if they did, they would not dare to return to their country. Sentiments such as these, which are instilled into them from their earliest childhood, render them terrible in battle.
Pàgina 638 - the death of his father, and his own accession to the throne, he said that on the advice of his ministers he had entered upon the discharge of his