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 Country, Volum 2W.S. Orr & Company, 1849 |
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Pàgina 26
... offering presents and congratulations to one another . The anniversary of the new year is not always cele- brated on the same day , being a moveable feast which is kept in the month of January ; and the rejoicings are held and continued ...
... offering presents and congratulations to one another . The anniversary of the new year is not always cele- brated on the same day , being a moveable feast which is kept in the month of January ; and the rejoicings are held and continued ...
Pàgina 48
... offered to his manes , and his name endure in the land of his birth . So much value do the Chinese place upon male off- spring , that frequently a wealthy man , who is desirous of having an heir , will bribe the midwife to purchase a ...
... offered to his manes , and his name endure in the land of his birth . So much value do the Chinese place upon male off- spring , that frequently a wealthy man , who is desirous of having an heir , will bribe the midwife to purchase a ...
Pàgina 88
... offering they make to their mothers ; unfeigned and deep , profound respect , the tribute they bring to their prince ; and towards their fathers , both these will be combined . Let this maxim be imprinted on the tablet of your mind ...
... offering they make to their mothers ; unfeigned and deep , profound respect , the tribute they bring to their prince ; and towards their fathers , both these will be combined . Let this maxim be imprinted on the tablet of your mind ...
Pàgina 94
... certain officers of his court , to seek him out , and carrying with them valuable presents , to invite him to his council , offering to make him his chief minister . They found the philosopher 94 95 CHINA AND THE CHINESE . A CHINESE NOVEL .
... certain officers of his court , to seek him out , and carrying with them valuable presents , to invite him to his council , offering to make him his chief minister . They found the philosopher 94 95 CHINA AND THE CHINESE . A CHINESE NOVEL .
Pàgina 98
... offered it to him with the fan she used herself , begging he would accept them both in token of her gratitude ; but he refused the silver pin , and only kept her fan . She then departed , joy being visible in her countenance and in her ...
... offered it to him with the fan she used herself , begging he would accept them both in token of her gratitude ; but he refused the silver pin , and only kept her fan . She then departed , joy being visible in her countenance and in her ...
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China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and ..., Volum 2 Henry Charles Sirr Visualització completa - 1849 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 350 - Tariff, to be hereafter fixed, such Merchandise may be conveyed by Chinese Merchants, to any Province or City in the interior of the Empire of China on paying a further amount as Transit Duties which shall not exceed per cent, on the tariff value of such goods.
Pàgina 346 - Majesty to deduct from the said amount of twelve millions of dollars any sums which may have been received by Her Majesty's combined forces, as ransom for cities and towns in China, subsequent to the 1st day of August, 1841.
Pàgina 346 - It being obviously necessary and desirable that British subjects should have some port whereat they may careen and refit their ships when required, and keep stores for that purpose, His Majesty the Emperor of China cedes to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain...
Pàgina 282 - Hong merchants were courteously dismissed with an intimation, " That I would communicate immediately with the Viceroy in the manner befitting His Majesty's Commission and the honour of the British nation.
Pàgina 348 - communication"; the subordinate British officers and Chinese high officers in the Provinces under the terms " statement " on the part of the former, and on the part of the latter " declaration " ; and the subordinates of both countries on a footing of perfect equality ; merchants and others not holding official situations and therefore not included in the above, on both sides, to use the term " representation " in all papers addressed to, or intended for the notice of, the respective Governments.
Pàgina 282 - Your Lordship will announce your arrival at Canton by letters to the Viceroy. In addition to the duty of protecting and fostering the trade at Canton, it will be one of your principal objects to ascertain whether it may not be practicable to extend that trade to other parts of the Chinese dominions.
Pàgina 72 - ... sudden and hard breathing would restore it to its natural position. The next proceeding was not less painful and extravagant. The operator made me sit on the ground, and, assisted by two men, held a cloth upon my mouth and nose till I was almost suffocated.
Pàgina 88 - There are," continued the sage, " three thousand crimes to which one or the other of the five kinds of punishment is attached as a penalty; and of these no one is greater than disobedience to parents. When ministers exercise control over the monarch, then there is no supremacy ; when the maxims of the sages are set aside, then the law is abrogated: and so those who disregard filial duty, are as though they had no parents. These three evils prepare the way for universal rebellion.
Pàgina 270 - We find that they are dictated by appropriate sentiments of esteem and veneration, and being therefore inclined to fulfil the wishes and expectations of your Majesty, we have determined to accept of the whole of the accompanying offering.