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
... seen laden with opium , China's curse . By the sale of this pernicious drug Great Britain's sons gain gold ; and earn opprobium for dealing de- struction around them , bringing into derision the name of a Christian country , by enabling ...
... seen laden with opium , China's curse . By the sale of this pernicious drug Great Britain's sons gain gold ; and earn opprobium for dealing de- struction around them , bringing into derision the name of a Christian country , by enabling ...
Pàgina 12
... seen , and where no marsh exists . Fevers appear an epidemic disease on the coast of China , to guard against which , even the poorest peasant spares no expense or trouble to make his dwelling comfortable , and thus protect him from ...
... seen , and where no marsh exists . Fevers appear an epidemic disease on the coast of China , to guard against which , even the poorest peasant spares no expense or trouble to make his dwelling comfortable , and thus protect him from ...
Pàgina 29
... land . With such a stipulation as this , and the natural prejudices of the Chinese against Hong- Kong , it will easily be seen how little hope we are permitted to entertain of the probable moral and social improvement.
... land . With such a stipulation as this , and the natural prejudices of the Chinese against Hong- Kong , it will easily be seen how little hope we are permitted to entertain of the probable moral and social improvement.
Pàgina 44
... seen alive ; the boat , the same evening , being drifted back to the harbour with the mangled bodies of our poor soldiers , mutilated in a most horrible manner , lying at the bottom ; the sergeant's hands were nearly severed from the ...
... seen alive ; the boat , the same evening , being drifted back to the harbour with the mangled bodies of our poor soldiers , mutilated in a most horrible manner , lying at the bottom ; the sergeant's hands were nearly severed from the ...
Pàgina 53
... the first mandarin gazed upon the lady's face and attire with evident astonish- ment , as one who saw something strange for the first time ; and singular she was to him , as he had never before seen a European lady . The mandarin , after.
... the first mandarin gazed upon the lady's face and attire with evident astonish- ment , as one who saw something strange for the first time ; and singular she was to him , as he had never before seen a European lady . The mandarin , after.
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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