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 xii
... dinner - table - Courses- Birds ' - nest soup - How made- Edibles of various kinds - Theatrical entertainment - Pyrotechnic display - Cum - shaws , or presents • 150 CONTENTS . xiii CHAPTER X. Foo - chow - foo xii CONTENTS .
... dinner - table - Courses- Birds ' - nest soup - How made- Edibles of various kinds - Theatrical entertainment - Pyrotechnic display - Cum - shaws , or presents • 150 CONTENTS . xiii CHAPTER X. Foo - chow - foo xii CONTENTS .
Pàgina xiv
... various authors - New Treaty proposed - Why Chusan ought to be re - obtained - Opinion of the French Ambassador concern- ing Chusan - Intercourse that might arise with Japan - Price of Pro- visions - Mandarin fishery synonymous with the ...
... various authors - New Treaty proposed - Why Chusan ought to be re - obtained - Opinion of the French Ambassador concern- ing Chusan - Intercourse that might arise with Japan - Price of Pro- visions - Mandarin fishery synonymous with the ...
Pàgina 34
... various European comestibles fetch at auction , but the auctions are in a degree wholesale prices . In many instances , the articles thus bought , must be purchased at a great risk ; some may prove of an inferior quality , and some may ...
... various European comestibles fetch at auction , but the auctions are in a degree wholesale prices . In many instances , the articles thus bought , must be purchased at a great risk ; some may prove of an inferior quality , and some may ...
Pàgina 35
... at daybreak the Colony presented a most melancholy appearance . " These typhoons are attempted to be accounted for in various ways by different authors , but the following appears to us well worthy of quotation : " The D 2.
... at daybreak the Colony presented a most melancholy appearance . " These typhoons are attempted to be accounted for in various ways by different authors , but the following appears to us well worthy of quotation : " The D 2.
Pàgina 46
... various acts of piracy to go unpunished , a premium is tacitly offered to lawless deeds , and pirates , in consequence , have been more numerous , and their acts more daring and atrocious . For what purpose the several admirals have al ...
... various acts of piracy to go unpunished , a premium is tacitly offered to lawless deeds , and pirates , in consequence , have been more numerous , and their acts more daring and atrocious . For what purpose the several admirals have al ...
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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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