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 5
... flower gardens ; the withering sense of desolation and death , which flickers before the mental vision of the spectator , is overpowering , when he gazes on these tenantless dwellings . The mind reverts to the occupants who arrived in ...
... flower gardens ; the withering sense of desolation and death , which flickers before the mental vision of the spectator , is overpowering , when he gazes on these tenantless dwellings . The mind reverts to the occupants who arrived in ...
Pàgina 54
... flowers under her bonnet , and cautiously upon her cheek , as if he wished to discover whether the former were part and parcel of her person . The mandarin then pointed to her brooch and watch , which were alternately handed to him for ...
... flowers under her bonnet , and cautiously upon her cheek , as if he wished to discover whether the former were part and parcel of her person . The mandarin then pointed to her brooch and watch , which were alternately handed to him for ...
Pàgina 62
... flowers - the size of a small cabbage . The above is a correct description of a charming Chinese beauty , who enslaved the hearts of all those Chinamen that were fortunate enough to behold her , and she was considered the most beautiful ...
... flowers - the size of a small cabbage . The above is a correct description of a charming Chinese beauty , who enslaved the hearts of all those Chinamen that were fortunate enough to behold her , and she was considered the most beautiful ...
Pàgina 71
... flowering shrubs , planted in painted porcelain flower pots , fantastically grouped around . The most gaily decorated of all boats , which have carved fronts painted in arabesque , silken lanterns suspended.
... flowering shrubs , planted in painted porcelain flower pots , fantastically grouped around . The most gaily decorated of all boats , which have carved fronts painted in arabesque , silken lanterns suspended.
Pàgina 72
... flower - boats . " The wretched female inmates , bedizened in tawdry finery , tottering on their deformed feet , appear at the doors , and on the decks , beckoning the passers - by , trying to entice them by their allurements to enter ...
... flower - boats . " The wretched female inmates , bedizened in tawdry finery , tottering on their deformed feet , appear at the doors , and on the decks , beckoning the passers - by , trying to entice them by their allurements to enter ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
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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