East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 15
Page 37
... accompanied by preparations for changing the bed linen , it was declined . Before we reached the gate of the Bay of Yedo , the beauty of the scene had wondrously increased . On the right the sun was setting , BY SEA AND LAND TO KIOTO . 37.
... accompanied by preparations for changing the bed linen , it was declined . Before we reached the gate of the Bay of Yedo , the beauty of the scene had wondrously increased . On the right the sun was setting , BY SEA AND LAND TO KIOTO . 37.
Page 66
... beauty ; scarcely any crimson in the sky , only the west suffused with rich golden light . The morning view from the Yaami Hotel is very beautiful . The hotel stands well up on a hill embowered in trees . In the valley beneath , almost ...
... beauty ; scarcely any crimson in the sky , only the west suffused with rich golden light . The morning view from the Yaami Hotel is very beautiful . The hotel stands well up on a hill embowered in trees . In the valley beneath , almost ...
Page 108
... beauty of this great sea lake . A panorama of countless islands was spread out , every one of different size and shape , some of the oddest . Most of the islands are inhabited , as in truth are large stretches of the mainland skirting ...
... beauty of this great sea lake . A panorama of countless islands was spread out , every one of different size and shape , some of the oddest . Most of the islands are inhabited , as in truth are large stretches of the mainland skirting ...
Page 109
... beauty lengthened fiftyfold . On both evenings that we steamed downthe Sea there was a sunset of rich beauty , each totally different from the other . No pen could describe the beauty of the sunsets in Japan . Many fantastic names have ...
... beauty lengthened fiftyfold . On both evenings that we steamed downthe Sea there was a sunset of rich beauty , each totally different from the other . No pen could describe the beauty of the sunsets in Japan . Many fantastic names have ...
Page 152
... beauty , sometimes closely verging on grandeur . Below , a great dip in the circle of hills , is the green valley , with the water on the rice - fields glistening in the sun . Beyond is a range of hills , ever varying in shape as the ...
... beauty , sometimes closely verging on grandeur . Below , a great dip in the circle of hills , is the green valley , with the water on the rice - fields glistening in the sun . Beyond is a range of hills , ever varying in shape as the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aden Arabi backsheesh bank bazaars beauty Benares boat Bombay Brahmins British built captain Ceylon Chinese close cloth Colombo colour crowd door dressed emperor empire of Japan England English European eyes feet flowers foreign Ganges garden gentleman from Glasgow gharry ghât Government Governor green hand head hills Hindoo Hongkong hour hundred imperial India Inouyé Japan Japanese Jeypore jinrikisha journey Kandy Kioto Kobé labour lady land living look Lucknow Maharajah Malay marble ment Mikado miles morning Nagasaki native night palace Parsee passed Penang pretty prince punkahs Ramnagar reached Residency rice river road round sampans schools seemed Shah Jehan Shinto ship shrine side silver stands steamer stood streets temple things throne tion Tokio took tower town trees trousers Tycoon verandah walked wall whilst women Yokkaichi Yokohama young