East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 8
... hundred , a tall pole running up from before it hanging out a score . It appears that the Japanese is rapidly de- veloping carnivorous tastes . As the home culinary department is not yet equal to cook- ing joints , the luxurious ...
... hundred , a tall pole running up from before it hanging out a score . It appears that the Japanese is rapidly de- veloping carnivorous tastes . As the home culinary department is not yet equal to cook- ing joints , the luxurious ...
Page 30
... hundreds of years in advance of their master in respect of knowledge . Their first and im- mediate duty was to go back to Japan and warn their prince of the hopelessness of the struggle upon which he had embarked . Like Saul of Tarsus ...
... hundreds of years in advance of their master in respect of knowledge . Their first and im- mediate duty was to go back to Japan and warn their prince of the hopelessness of the struggle upon which he had embarked . Like Saul of Tarsus ...
Page 57
... hundred years . This far- reaching antiquity is modified by the fact that Kioto has many times received the baptism of fire . Like all Japanese towns , it has been burnt several times , and what the fire has not destroyed at one time it ...
... hundred years . This far- reaching antiquity is modified by the fact that Kioto has many times received the baptism of fire . Like all Japanese towns , it has been burnt several times , and what the fire has not destroyed at one time it ...
Page 80
... hundred years old , and is a splendid specimen of the architecture of the time . Unlike the gaudy temples at Nikko , the wood and stone work are left in their natural colour , which centuries have toned down to a soft grey . A feature ...
... hundred years old , and is a splendid specimen of the architecture of the time . Unlike the gaudy temples at Nikko , the wood and stone work are left in their natural colour , which centuries have toned down to a soft grey . A feature ...
Page 82
... hundred , each one is turned a different way - a terrible sight for Ito , who has not yet got over his ex- periences by sea . The temple itself , like all belonging to this particular sect , is very plain ; this characteristic being so ...
... hundred , each one is turned a different way - a terrible sight for Ito , who has not yet got over his ex- periences by sea . The temple itself , like all belonging to this particular sect , is very plain ; this characteristic being so ...
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