ChinaT. Fisher Unwin, 1899 - 456 pàgines |
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Pàgina ix
... determined , therefore , to limit the record , in the present instance , to the annals of the Empire from the time of Marco Polo to the present day , leaving the earlier history of the country to appear later . As is well known , the ...
... determined , therefore , to limit the record , in the present instance , to the annals of the Empire from the time of Marco Polo to the present day , leaving the earlier history of the country to appear later . As is well known , the ...
Pàgina 14
... the evils under which his country had so long suffered to the system which for so many years had guided its destiny , Shih Hwangti determined once THE BURNING OF THE BOOKS 15 and for all to 14 THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE.
... the evils under which his country had so long suffered to the system which for so many years had guided its destiny , Shih Hwangti determined once THE BURNING OF THE BOOKS 15 and for all to 14 THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE.
Pàgina 15
... determined to wrest from his critics the evidences which they were so fond of producing . With this intention he issued an edict commanding that all the existing literature in the country , with the exception of works on divination and ...
... determined to wrest from his critics the evidences which they were so fond of producing . With this intention he issued an edict commanding that all the existing literature in the country , with the exception of works on divination and ...
Pàgina 17
... determined to secure it on his behalf by resuscitating such works as it was possible Under his protecting influence the Literati undertook the congenial task of searching for any stray copies of the classics and other works which may ...
... determined to secure it on his behalf by resuscitating such works as it was possible Under his protecting influence the Literati undertook the congenial task of searching for any stray copies of the classics and other works which may ...
Pàgina 41
... determined to rehabilitate the insti- tution . He rebuilt its shattered walls , refurnished its empty rooms , and showed his personal interest in the work by personally visiting the building , and super- intending the arrangements for ...
... determined to rehabilitate the insti- tution . He rebuilt its shattered walls , refurnished its empty rooms , and showed his personal interest in the work by personally visiting the building , and super- intending the arrangements for ...
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advance affairs Allies appointed army arrived attack British campaign Canton capital Captain captured Ch'ienlung Chiach'ing China Chinese Chinese Government command Confucius Court death decree defeat despatched difficulty districts Dowager Empresses dynasty edict Emperor Empire enemy English envoys Faithful Prince father favour fleet followed force foreign forts frontier Galdan garrison Gordon hands Heaven honour Hungchang Imperial Imperialists Japanese Jehol Jesuits K'anghsi Korea Koxinga Kublai Kunshan Lord Elgin Lord Macartney Manchu mandarins marched Meanwhile ment Ming Dynasty ministers mission missionaries Mongol murdered Nanking native negotiations neighbourhood occasion officials once palace peace Peking port position possession present Prince Kung prisoners province rebellion rebels received recognised reign returned river sent Shanghai ships Sir Thomas Wade soldiers Soochow sovereign success Szech'uan T'aip'ing T'ungchih Taku Taku forts thousand throne Tientsin tion took trade treaty tribes troops Tsêng Tsungli Yamên Tungchow Viceroy victory walls Wang Yunnan
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Pàgina 120 - The lovely Thais by his side, Sat like a blooming eastern bride, In flower of youth and beauty's pride. — Happy, happy...
Pàgina 214 - The merchants of Great Britain wish to trade with all China on principles of mutual benefit; they will never relax in their exertions till they gain a point of equal importance to both countries, and the viceroy will find it as easy to stop the current of the Canton river, as to carry into effect the insane determinations of the hong.
Pàgina 364 - ... sectaries drank up the blood, greedily tore asunder the quivering members, and pledged themselves to eternal secrecy by a mutual consciousness of guilt. It was as confidently affirmed that this inhuman sacrifice was succeeded by a suitable entertainment, in which intemperance served as a...