East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 14
... carry- ing a covered vessel of pure white wood . This was full of rice , with which she refilled the empty rice bowls , whilst another maiden , nearly as pretty , removed the bowls of clear soup , a third replacing them with lacquer ...
... carry- ing a covered vessel of pure white wood . This was full of rice , with which she refilled the empty rice bowls , whilst another maiden , nearly as pretty , removed the bowls of clear soup , a third replacing them with lacquer ...
Page 20
... carried on trade , and if any two - sworded man were , in an excess of patriotism , to chop off his head , instead of being protected and advanced in favour , he was tried for murder . The foreigners were asking for more open ports ...
... carried on trade , and if any two - sworded man were , in an excess of patriotism , to chop off his head , instead of being protected and advanced in favour , he was tried for murder . The foreigners were asking for more open ports ...
Page 41
... carried by an able - bodied seaman , who took them into the hold and distributed them to the passen- gers . As for ourselves , we had contracted for European food by payment of two yen a head for the voyage . An appetising duck hung ...
... carried by an able - bodied seaman , who took them into the hold and distributed them to the passen- gers . As for ourselves , we had contracted for European food by payment of two yen a head for the voyage . An appetising duck hung ...
Page 61
... carrying infants on their back wrap them closely up within their dress , so that nothing but a little round head is visible , the Kioto women , whilst obliged to enclose the babe within their garment , are careful to leave THE CAPITAL ...
... carrying infants on their back wrap them closely up within their dress , so that nothing but a little round head is visible , the Kioto women , whilst obliged to enclose the babe within their garment , are careful to leave THE CAPITAL ...
Page 68
... carry our own boots . In such case it seemed not improbable that some of the able - bodied servants who followed us about might carry a pair . But that was not an idea that occurred to them , and pleasurable contemplation of the works ...
... carry our own boots . In such case it seemed not improbable that some of the able - bodied servants who followed us about might carry a pair . But that was not an idea that occurred to them , and pleasurable contemplation of the works ...
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