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 ix
... whilst Chu - san is both productive and salubrious , and , from its geographical position , it would be most eligible and advantageous , for our political and commercial interests , to obtain the latter for a British colony . Although ...
... whilst Chu - san is both productive and salubrious , and , from its geographical position , it would be most eligible and advantageous , for our political and commercial interests , to obtain the latter for a British colony . Although ...
Pàgina 5
... whilst rank dense tropical weeds are springing up in what had been laid out as flower gardens ; the withering sense of desolation and death , which flickers before the mental vision of the spectator , is overpowering , when he gazes on ...
... whilst rank dense tropical weeds are springing up in what had been laid out as flower gardens ; the withering sense of desolation and death , which flickers before the mental vision of the spectator , is overpowering , when he gazes on ...
Pàgina 7
... whilst a burning sun scorches the head , and the transition , from the burning heat of summer , to the cutting blast of winter , injures the most robust . The in- tense heat of an almost vertical sun , whose rays are reflected by an ...
... whilst a burning sun scorches the head , and the transition , from the burning heat of summer , to the cutting blast of winter , injures the most robust . The in- tense heat of an almost vertical sun , whose rays are reflected by an ...
Pàgina 8
... patient finds himself unable to assume an erect posture , whilst the fever is raging to an in- credible degree ; the symptoms increase hourly , and THE HONG - KONG FEVER . 9 the patient usually 8 CHINA AND THE CHINESE .
... patient finds himself unable to assume an erect posture , whilst the fever is raging to an in- credible degree ; the symptoms increase hourly , and THE HONG - KONG FEVER . 9 the patient usually 8 CHINA AND THE CHINESE .
Pàgina 19
... whilst he is being robbed . We have often heard of loaded pistols , placed under a person's head , being abstracted without the knowledge of the sleeper ; occasionally the Chinese thieves take off a portion of the roof , drop down ...
... whilst he is being robbed . We have often heard of loaded pistols , placed under a person's head , being abstracted without the knowledge of the sleeper ; occasionally the Chinese thieves take off a portion of the roof , drop down ...
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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 ..., Volum 1 Henry Charles Sirr Visualització completa - 1849 |
China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and ..., Volum 1 Henry Charles Sirr Visualització completa - 1849 |
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