ChinaT. Fisher Unwin, 1899 - 456 pàgines |
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Pàgina 14
... 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.
... 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 36
... once more on the Rialto . It is beyond dispute that China enjoyed an unusual share of prosperity during the reign of Kublai . With the same wisdom that he showed in most concerns , he exhibited towards the people marked consideration ...
... once more on the Rialto . It is beyond dispute that China enjoyed an unusual share of prosperity during the reign of Kublai . With the same wisdom that he showed in most concerns , he exhibited towards the people marked consideration ...
Pàgina 42
... once again against their conqueror . Even in the home provinces of Shansi and Shensi they gained such victories over the Ming troops as put a considerable strain on Hungwu's resources , while in the pro- montory of Liaotung and the ...
... once again against their conqueror . Even in the home provinces of Shansi and Shensi they gained such victories over the Ming troops as put a considerable strain on Hungwu's resources , while in the pro- montory of Liaotung and the ...
Pàgina 43
... once at least been saved from its own people by foreign intervention , and it is possible that a like support may again be required to bolster up the central authority in times of future trouble . Some years before Hungwu's death , his ...
... once at least been saved from its own people by foreign intervention , and it is possible that a like support may again be required to bolster up the central authority in times of future trouble . Some years before Hungwu's death , his ...
Pàgina 44
... once retired to Nanking to organise his forces of opposition . With as little loss of time as possible he took the field , and being a man of great energy , determination , and courage , he gained a series of victories over his kinsman ...
... once retired to Nanking to organise his forces of opposition . With as little loss of time as possible he took the field , and being a man of great energy , determination , and courage , he gained a series of victories over his kinsman ...
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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...