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 2
... means for the acquisition of wealth to the British merchant ; and too frequently fast - sailing clippers may be seen laden with opium , China's curse . By the sale of this pernicious drug Great Britain's sons gain gold ; and earn ...
... means for the acquisition of wealth to the British merchant ; and too frequently fast - sailing clippers may be seen laden with opium , China's curse . By the sale of this pernicious drug Great Britain's sons gain gold ; and earn ...
Pàgina 13
... means salubrious , is not so destructive to health and life , as the atmosphere of Victoria . The Chinese consider Hong - Kong so un- healthy , that they always hesitate to reside there , and no temptation is sufficiently great to ...
... means salubrious , is not so destructive to health and life , as the atmosphere of Victoria . The Chinese consider Hong - Kong so un- healthy , that they always hesitate to reside there , and no temptation is sufficiently great to ...
Pàgina 47
... interest for the capital laid out , and be the means of preventing much valuable pro- perty from falling into the hands of the marauding pirates which infest the China seas . CHAPTER III . Visit on board a war - junk.
... interest for the capital laid out , and be the means of preventing much valuable pro- perty from falling into the hands of the marauding pirates which infest the China seas . CHAPTER III . Visit on board a war - junk.
Pàgina 67
... means of terraces , formed tier above tier up the side of the hill : whilst the fantastically - built cottages of the cultivator of the soil , dot the earth , and the water - wheels used in irrigation , add materially to the picturesque ...
... means of terraces , formed tier above tier up the side of the hill : whilst the fantastically - built cottages of the cultivator of the soil , dot the earth , and the water - wheels used in irrigation , add materially to the picturesque ...
Pàgina 85
... means of heat and pressure are joined together , and formed into various shapes ; round , square , hexagon , octagon , and some are shaped to resemble an hour - glass . These lanterns are variously painted and decorated , and are ...
... means of heat and pressure are joined together , and formed into various shapes ; round , square , hexagon , octagon , and some are shaped to resemble an hour - glass . These lanterns are variously painted and decorated , and are ...
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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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