East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 9
... entering it there was nothing to be seen but what appeared to be two butter - tubs resting upon a few faggots of wood . There were several cavities about two inches deep and a foot long in the stone floor , and these were filled with ...
... entering it there was nothing to be seen but what appeared to be two butter - tubs resting upon a few faggots of wood . There were several cavities about two inches deep and a foot long in the stone floor , and these were filled with ...
Page 13
... entered a bevy of pretty serving - girls bearing lacquered cups for each guest and a little blue jar con- taining saké . It was slightly mulled , the small jars being replenished from a silver kettle . Each guest has his appointed ...
... entered a bevy of pretty serving - girls bearing lacquered cups for each guest and a little blue jar con- taining saké . It was slightly mulled , the small jars being replenished from a silver kettle . Each guest has his appointed ...
Page 20
... entering into a pledge with a foreign Power , had given that Power the right to enforce its fulfilment . In 1858 Great Britain had wrung another treaty out of the Tycoon - one much wider in its scope than that conceded to the United ...
... entering into a pledge with a foreign Power , had given that Power the right to enforce its fulfilment . In 1858 Great Britain had wrung another treaty out of the Tycoon - one much wider in its scope than that conceded to the United ...
Page 21
... entered his territory , they should incontinently be slain . If foreign ships appeared off his coasts , they should be fired upon ; to which end he built and armed forts . Amongst his retinue were two young men of twenty - two or twenty ...
... entered his territory , they should incontinently be slain . If foreign ships appeared off his coasts , they should be fired upon ; to which end he built and armed forts . Amongst his retinue were two young men of twenty - two or twenty ...
Page 26
... entered it by its most imposing avenue , and , slowly sailing up the river , had watched with ever - widening astonishment and deepening trouble the signs of wealth and power . This was the country they presently meant to defy and to ...
... entered it by its most imposing avenue , and , slowly sailing up the river , had watched with ever - widening astonishment and deepening trouble the signs of wealth and power . This was the country they presently meant to defy and to ...
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