ChinaT. Fisher Unwin, 1899 - 456 pàgines |
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Pàgina x
... side - lights necessary to illus- trate the true progress of the nation . Among the authorities I have consulted are the following : -The native dynastic histories ; the Sheng Wu Ki , or the wars of the present dynasty , by Wei Yuen ...
... side - lights necessary to illus- trate the true progress of the nation . Among the authorities I have consulted are the following : -The native dynastic histories ; the Sheng Wu Ki , or the wars of the present dynasty , by Wei Yuen ...
Pàgina 9
... and of having thus set the example of bribery and corruption which has since wrought such havoc in the morals of the people and their rulers . On the other side of the shield there is told of him that he prosecuted successful wars.
... and of having thus set the example of bribery and corruption which has since wrought such havoc in the morals of the people and their rulers . On the other side of the shield there is told of him that he prosecuted successful wars.
Pàgina 14
... side , and there were not wanting ominous signs which were regarded by native authorities as fore- telling the downfall of the Chow Dynasty . The brazen vessels which had been set up by the great Yü were seen to shake and totter as ...
... side , and there were not wanting ominous signs which were regarded by native authorities as fore- telling the downfall of the Chow Dynasty . The brazen vessels which had been set up by the great Yü were seen to shake and totter as ...
Pàgina 48
... of a neighbouring village they had fallen upon and massacred their opponents . When estimating the conduct of an Oriental State in such circum- stances , it is only fair that the opposite side 48 THE YUAN AND MING DYNASTIES.
... of a neighbouring village they had fallen upon and massacred their opponents . When estimating the conduct of an Oriental State in such circum- stances , it is only fair that the opposite side 48 THE YUAN AND MING DYNASTIES.
Pàgina 50
Sir Robert Kennaway Douglas. stances , it is only fair that the opposite side of the shield should be seen , and it cannot be denied that the history of the early Portuguese settlements in China is stained by every form of iniquity . In ...
Sir Robert Kennaway Douglas. stances , it is only fair that the opposite side of the shield should be seen , and it cannot be denied that the history of the early Portuguese settlements in China is stained by every form of iniquity . In ...
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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...