East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 8
... road , a building of a single story , with an innocent- looking tall chimney , that might be connected with a pottery or a small iron - foundry . The business is always conducted privately , and there are few in Tokio , except those who ...
... road , a building of a single story , with an innocent- looking tall chimney , that might be connected with a pottery or a small iron - foundry . The business is always conducted privately , and there are few in Tokio , except those who ...
Page 54
... road began to run by the feet of green hills with every nook carefully cultivated . We stayed for luncheon at Skeko , a poor little town where the sight of Europeans was evidently a rarity . As we moved about looking at 54 EAST BY WEST .
... road began to run by the feet of green hills with every nook carefully cultivated . We stayed for luncheon at Skeko , a poor little town where the sight of Europeans was evidently a rarity . As we moved about looking at 54 EAST BY WEST .
Page 55
... now many sizes too large for them . But that in due time these bare beds . of gravel will be covered with rushing water is plain enough . In some parts where the road stands high and dry above the bed of the BY SEA AND LAND TO KIOTO . 55.
... now many sizes too large for them . But that in due time these bare beds . of gravel will be covered with rushing water is plain enough . In some parts where the road stands high and dry above the bed of the BY SEA AND LAND TO KIOTO . 55.
Page 56
... road impassable for horse or bullock traffic . The jinrikishas can just get past in some places by making a détour , in others profiting by a perilous ridge of road- way that has remained . With the exception of these accidents the road ...
... road impassable for horse or bullock traffic . The jinrikishas can just get past in some places by making a détour , in others profiting by a perilous ridge of road- way that has remained . With the exception of these accidents the road ...
Page 64
... in the middle of the road and help yourself from the stores displayed in the shops on either hand . The buildings are very low , so much so that , glancing down their lengths , it seems as if they were all one 64 EAST BY WEST .
... in the middle of the road and help yourself from the stores displayed in the shops on either hand . The buildings are very low , so much so that , glancing down their lengths , it seems as if they were all one 64 EAST BY WEST .
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