East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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... English gentlemen who have been closely associated with the Govern- ment of Japan in furthering its desire of drawing nearer to Western civilization . The Foreign Office , where Mr. Inouyé officially resides , is furnished throughout in ...
... English gentlemen who have been closely associated with the Govern- ment of Japan in furthering its desire of drawing nearer to Western civilization . The Foreign Office , where Mr. Inouyé officially resides , is furnished throughout in ...
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... English sovereign he would get twenty - five shillings . But he thinks he has a reasonable right to demand that he shall know a yen note when he sees it , and shall not con- found a fifty - yen note with one valued at twenty . Formerly ...
... English sovereign he would get twenty - five shillings . But he thinks he has a reasonable right to demand that he shall know a yen note when he sees it , and shall not con- found a fifty - yen note with one valued at twenty . Formerly ...
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... English vessel by the fire from your forts , what then ? Within a week or two , others of greater strength would steam up , and in an hour you would not have a stone standing on another . The only thing to do is to beat England on her ...
... English vessel by the fire from your forts , what then ? Within a week or two , others of greater strength would steam up , and in an hour you would not have a stone standing on another . The only thing to do is to beat England on her ...
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... English in declaring that he " wanted to learn navigation . " His heart was full and his mind engrossed by the object of his mission . Knowledge of navigation was the secret of England's greatness , and the foundation of the power which ...
... English in declaring that he " wanted to learn navigation . " His heart was full and his mind engrossed by the object of his mission . Knowledge of navigation was the secret of England's greatness , and the foundation of the power which ...
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... the deep sea , having English , French , and Dutch ships thundering at the gates of Kobé , and around him the chiefs of the clans protesting by their swords that the foreigners should gain no foothold 34 EAST BY WEST ,
... the deep sea , having English , French , and Dutch ships thundering at the gates of Kobé , and around him the chiefs of the clans protesting by their swords that the foreigners should gain no foothold 34 EAST BY WEST ,
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