The History of China, Volum 2 |
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Pàgina 34
Although we have not the means of describing it , the great life of the nation went
on less disturbed than would commonly be supposed by the disquieting events of
Kiaking's tenure of power , and the people , as ever , were resolutely bent on ...
Although we have not the means of describing it , the great life of the nation went
on less disturbed than would commonly be supposed by the disquieting events of
Kiaking's tenure of power , and the people , as ever , were resolutely bent on ...
Pàgina 205
Australia a less attractive spot to the adventurous sons of the southern provinces ;
and much of the prosperity of Queensland may be traced to the work done half a
century back by the cheapest labourers in the world . These emigrants were not ...
Australia a less attractive spot to the adventurous sons of the southern provinces ;
and much of the prosperity of Queensland may be traced to the work done half a
century back by the cheapest labourers in the world . These emigrants were not ...
Pàgina 259
Why should be he less successful in ignoring the stipulations of the Nankin
Treaty of fourteen years before ? It would be a laudable patriotism , he thought ,
to make the attempt , and the consequences of failure did not enter into his
calculations ...
Why should be he less successful in ignoring the stipulations of the Nankin
Treaty of fourteen years before ? It would be a laudable patriotism , he thought ,
to make the attempt , and the consequences of failure did not enter into his
calculations ...
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