The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East, Volume 2J. Murray, 1903 |
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ancient Anin Arthur Phayre Baber Baron Bayan Bengal bridge Burma Burmese Caindu called canal capital Captain Gill Carajan Cathay Caugigu century Ch'ęng-tu fu CHAPTER chau China Chinese Coloman couvade custom Devéria Dynasty elephants Emperor Fo-kien Fu-chau Garnier gold Hang-chau Ho-nan Hwang-Ho Ibn Batuta Idolaters India Island journey Kaan Kaan's Kiang Kin-sha Kiang King kingdom Kinsay Klaproth Kúblái lake Lin-ngan Liu Pei Lolo Mahomedan mangonels Manzi maps Marco Polo Martini mentioned miles Mongols Moule mountains Nan-Chao navigation noble city NOTE Pagán palace pass Pauthier Peking plain Polo's Prester John Prince probably province quantities Ramusio Rashiduddin Richthofen river road route salt says seqq Shan Shan-si shot Si-fan Si-ngan fu silk silver Singphos speaks stone Sung Sze-ch'wan T'swan-chau Ta-li Tartars tell Tibet Tibetan towns and villages trade tribes valley vessels whilst writes Yachi Yellow River Yun-nan Yung-ch'ang Zayton
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Page 182 - Inside the city there is a Lake which has a compass of some 30 miles : and all round it are erected beautiful palaces and mansions, of the richest and most exquisite structure that you can imagine, belonging to the nobles of the city. There are also on its shores many abbeys and churches of the Idolaters. In the middle of the Lake are two Islands, on each of which stands a rich, beautiful and spacious edifice, furnished in such style as to seem fit for the palace of an Emperor.
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Page 80 - We thought perhaps that he might one day leave us ; And then should strangers have The good man's grave. A loss like that would naturally grieve us, For he'll be made a saint of, to be sure. Therefore we thought it prudent to secure His relics while we might ; And so we meant to strangle him one night.
Page 339 - The children that are born here are black enough, but the blacker they be the more they are thought of; wherefore from the day of their birth their parents do rub them every week with oil of sesame, so that they become as black as devils.
Page 248 - I will tell you a wonderful thing about the Palace of the Lord of that Island. You must know that he hath a great Palace which is entirely roofed with fine gold, just as our churches are roofed with lead, insomuch that it would scarcely be possible to estimate its value. Moreover, all the pavement of the Palace, and the floors of its chambers, are entirely of gold, in plates like slabs of stone, a good two fingers thick; and the windows also are of gold, so that altogether the richness of this Palace...
Page 344 - I can assure you that during all that space of forty years she had administered her realm as well as ever her husband did, or better ; and as she was a lover of justice, of equity, and of peace, she was more beloved by those of her kingdom than ever was Lady or Lord of theirs before.
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Page 396 - ... paces long, and thick in proportion. And it is so strong that it will seize an elephant in its talons and carry him high into the air, and drop him so that he is smashed to pieces ; having so killed him, the bird gryphon swoops down upon him and eats him at leisure.