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 17
... receiving such replies , the question naturally ensues , how can you say the climate of Hong - Kong has improved ? -how many more deaths and shattered constitutions are requisite to prove that Hong - Kong is a pest - house , and equals ...
... receiving such replies , the question naturally ensues , how can you say the climate of Hong - Kong has improved ? -how many more deaths and shattered constitutions are requisite to prove that Hong - Kong is a pest - house , and equals ...
Pàgina 21
... received assistance from the men of war lying in the harbour , had it been required , yielded to this demon- stration of Chinese resistance , the very point they had refused to the respectful remonstrance of the whole mercantile body ...
... received assistance from the men of war lying in the harbour , had it been required , yielded to this demon- stration of Chinese resistance , the very point they had refused to the respectful remonstrance of the whole mercantile body ...
Pàgina 45
... received no answer : the ladies were sent down into the cabin , boarding pikes . and muskets being ordered up ; great was the alarm and confusion on board our little vessel , the ladies declaring their intention of jumping overboard ...
... received no answer : the ladies were sent down into the cabin , boarding pikes . and muskets being ordered up ; great was the alarm and confusion on board our little vessel , the ladies declaring their intention of jumping overboard ...
Pàgina 63
... received with great state and marked kindness by the Begum , who introduced her visitor to the various members of her household . Upon entering the ladies ' apartment , the visitor to her horror and amazement , too late discovered that ...
... received with great state and marked kindness by the Begum , who introduced her visitor to the various members of her household . Upon entering the ladies ' apartment , the visitor to her horror and amazement , too late discovered that ...
Pàgina 68
... receiving the modicum of blows allotted to the latest arrival , and no scene in nature can be more ludicrous or amusing . These poultry boats are from thirty to forty feet in length , and fitted up as domestic abodes ; over the deck is ...
... receiving the modicum of blows allotted to the latest arrival , and no scene in nature can be more ludicrous or amusing . These poultry boats are from thirty to forty feet in length , and fitted up as domestic abodes ; over the deck is ...
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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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