China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufacturers: the Evils Arising from the Opium Trade : with a Glance at Our Religious, Moral, Political and Commercial Intercourse with the CountryWm. S. Orr & Company, 1849 |
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Pàgina xiv
... cultivation of Opium - Religious and moral obliga- tion of England 251 CHAPTER XVI . False policy in our diplomatic relations with China - Entry of British subjects into City of Canton postponed for two years - Our mur- dered countrymen ...
... cultivation of Opium - Religious and moral obliga- tion of England 251 CHAPTER XVI . False policy in our diplomatic relations with China - Entry of British subjects into City of Canton postponed for two years - Our mur- dered countrymen ...
Pàgina 2
... cultivated with persevering industry by the Chinese inhabitants , scarcely repays the agriculturist for his labor , as vegetation will not thrive in this " insalu- brious colonial possession of the British . " A rocky sterile mountain ...
... cultivated with persevering industry by the Chinese inhabitants , scarcely repays the agriculturist for his labor , as vegetation will not thrive in this " insalu- brious colonial possession of the British . " A rocky sterile mountain ...
Pàgina 4
... cultivate these barren rocks , carrying up earth to form terraces , manuring and irrigating this artificial soil , from which they procured paddy , or rice , and the exquisite bright brilliant green of the young paddy presented a most ...
... cultivate these barren rocks , carrying up earth to form terraces , manuring and irrigating this artificial soil , from which they procured paddy , or rice , and the exquisite bright brilliant green of the young paddy presented a most ...
Pàgina 15
... cultivate a few plants in- digenous to China ; but , notwithstanding that a woman's care and attention were bestowed upon both , the birds sickened and died one after the.
... cultivate a few plants in- digenous to China ; but , notwithstanding that a woman's care and attention were bestowed upon both , the birds sickened and died one after the.
Pàgina 67
... planted ; a practice said to result from the superstitious belief held by the warriors of the celes- tial empire ... cultivation is carried to the very summit , by means of terraces , formed tier above tier up the side of the hill ...
... planted ; a practice said to result from the superstitious belief held by the warriors of the celes- tial empire ... cultivation is carried to the very summit , by means of terraces , formed tier above tier up the side of the hill ...
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China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and ..., Volum 1 Henry Charles Sirr Visualització completa - 1849 |
China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufactures ... Henry Charles Sirr Visualització de fragments - 1849 |
China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufactures ... Henry Charles Sirr Visualització de fragments - 1978 |
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