Things Japanese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan for the Use of Travellers and OthersK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1891 - 503 pages |
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... mind as to desire so to do , we have , at the end of almost every article , indicated the names of trustworthy works bearing on the subject treated in that article . For the rest , this little book explains itself . Any reader who ...
... mind as to desire so to do , we have , at the end of almost every article , indicated the names of trustworthy works bearing on the subject treated in that article . For the rest , this little book explains itself . Any reader who ...
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... to speak out our whole mind on almost every subject , and to call things by their names , being persuaded that true appreciation is always critical as well as kindly . 1 1 NY THINGS JAPANESE . Abacus . Learn to 8 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
... to speak out our whole mind on almost every subject , and to call things by their names , being persuaded that true appreciation is always critical as well as kindly . 1 1 NY THINGS JAPANESE . Abacus . Learn to 8 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
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... mind draughts , having been inured to them from infancy . In fact an elderly diplomat , who , during his sojourn in a Japanese hotel , spent well - nigh his whole time in the vain endeavour to keep doors shut and chinks patched up ...
... mind draughts , having been inured to them from infancy . In fact an elderly diplomat , who , during his sojourn in a Japanese hotel , spent well - nigh his whole time in the vain endeavour to keep doors shut and chinks patched up ...
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... mind . Sir Rutherford's book combines the light touch of the skilled diplomat and man of the world with the careful research of the genuine student . 8. " DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE PAINTINGS IN THE ...
... mind . Sir Rutherford's book combines the light touch of the skilled diplomat and man of the world with the careful research of the genuine student . 8. " DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE PAINTINGS IN THE ...
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... mind to dip into . As for books of travel , there is literally no end to the making of them . Almost every possible space of time , from Seren Weeks in Japan to Eight Years in Japan and Nine Years in Nipon , has furnished the title for ...
... mind to dip into . As for books of travel , there is literally no end to the making of them . Almost every possible space of time , from Seren Weeks in Japan to Eight Years in Japan and Nine Years in Nipon , has furnished the title for ...
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