The Mystic Flowery Land: Being a True Account of an Englishman's Travels and Adventures in ChinaLuzac, 1899 - 225 pages |
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... wind on the starboard quarter . The nearer we approached the low - lying land the yellower became the waters , until we swiftly , and almost silently , glided into the Huang - pu river ; and the tired eye , long accustomed to the dreary ...
... wind on the starboard quarter . The nearer we approached the low - lying land the yellower became the waters , until we swiftly , and almost silently , glided into the Huang - pu river ; and the tired eye , long accustomed to the dreary ...
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... wind , fire , tree . " These eight great elements of the world are believed by the Thibetians to be the most potent factors of human destiny ; and the Thibetian system of divination is founded on them and on elements subordinate to them ...
... wind , fire , tree . " These eight great elements of the world are believed by the Thibetians to be the most potent factors of human destiny ; and the Thibetian system of divination is founded on them and on elements subordinate to them ...
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... wind , did not arrive at the village of Wang - deu - a distance of nineteen miles- until eleven o'clock next morning . Making fair progress throughout that day , sometimes sailing , but more often poling , we passed the departmental ...
... wind , did not arrive at the village of Wang - deu - a distance of nineteen miles- until eleven o'clock next morning . Making fair progress throughout that day , sometimes sailing , but more often poling , we passed the departmental ...
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... winds prevail , and snow , generally falls in December and January when foreign residents sometimes enjoy a little skating . As the year draws to a close your servants become more polite and attentive than usual - for the New Year is ...
... winds prevail , and snow , generally falls in December and January when foreign residents sometimes enjoy a little skating . As the year draws to a close your servants become more polite and attentive than usual - for the New Year is ...
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... wind , especially when there was valuable cargo aboard— night approaching - no wind , and , perhaps , a couple or three suspicious looking junks in sight . " The Cantonese and Fuhkien pirates were the worst - they are bad enough now ...
... wind , especially when there was valuable cargo aboard— night approaching - no wind , and , perhaps , a couple or three suspicious looking junks in sight . " The Cantonese and Fuhkien pirates were the worst - they are bad enough now ...
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aboard afterwards Ah Shun Amoy ancient arrived asked bamboo beautiful beneath boat Canton captain cash Celestial Chefoo China Chinese Cloth coast colony Coloured commenced coolie Customs death deck despatch dollars E. A. WALLIS BUDGE early East Edited Emperor English entered eyes favoured foreign Formosa friends Haikwan Hainan hand harbour heard Hoihow Hong Hongkong honour India island junks Keelung Kiungchow Ko-ai lady land latter leaving light lived looking LUZAC mandarins manner miles morning Namoa native never night officers once opium Oriental Pagoda passage passed passengers picul pidgin pirates poor port residents ricksha river round sails sampan Sanskrit scene seemed Sêou Jâe Shanghai ship shore side Sir Robert Hart snake Soochow soon steamer suddenly Swatow Tamsui Taotai temple Tientsin Translated Treaty Ports Tung-po vessel walk watch Western wind young
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