China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufactures : the Evils Arising from the Opium Trade, with a Glance at Our Religious, Moral, Political, and Commercial Intercourse with the Country, Volum 1Chinese Materials Center, 1978 |
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Pàgina 89
... amongst us , very exorbitant figures are demanded , and given for a genuine and fine antique . None are so much sought after as old bronzes , which represent reptiles and insects , and a rare and beautiful description of pure white ...
... amongst us , very exorbitant figures are demanded , and given for a genuine and fine antique . None are so much sought after as old bronzes , which represent reptiles and insects , and a rare and beautiful description of pure white ...
Pàgina 271
... amongst the Chinese the same character for probity and honesty , which they have already done with other nations ; but the opium trade , as a medium for the rapid acquisition of gold , has rendered them utterly regardless of character ...
... amongst the Chinese the same character for probity and honesty , which they have already done with other nations ; but the opium trade , as a medium for the rapid acquisition of gold , has rendered them utterly regardless of character ...
Pàgina 276
... amongst the Malays it is smoked , and the smoke drawn into the lungs . It is fearful to contemplate the rapidity with which this habit , in common with all other vices , is increasing in Asia , but more particularly among the Chinese in ...
... amongst the Malays it is smoked , and the smoke drawn into the lungs . It is fearful to contemplate the rapidity with which this habit , in common with all other vices , is increasing in Asia , but more particularly among the Chinese in ...
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