East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 13
... Whilst we were discussing or regarding these delicacies , there 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 ...
... Whilst we were discussing or regarding these delicacies , there 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 ...
Page 14
... whilst another maiden , nearly as pretty , removed the bowls of clear soup , a third replacing them with lacquer bowls containing stewed wild ducks , raw fish , white cakes of bean paste , and a little bowl of pickles , which may have ...
... whilst another maiden , nearly as pretty , removed the bowls of clear soup , a third replacing them with lacquer bowls containing stewed wild ducks , raw fish , white cakes of bean paste , and a little bowl of pickles , which may have ...
Page 19
... whilst not destroying the king- ship , had long usurped imperial state , and , in recent relations of foreign Powers , had used the title of majesty . So dark were the internal affairs of Japan to the foreigner that the shadowy emperor ...
... whilst not destroying the king- ship , had long usurped imperial state , and , in recent relations of foreign Powers , had used the title of majesty . So dark were the internal affairs of Japan to the foreigner that the shadowy emperor ...
Page 34
... whilst they are willing to have those laws administered in the case of foreigners under conditions , as to the personnel of the tribunes , which shall secure the certainty of justice . As a preliminary to this state of things , there ...
... whilst they are willing to have those laws administered in the case of foreigners under conditions , as to the personnel of the tribunes , which shall secure the certainty of justice . As a preliminary to this state of things , there ...
Page 43
... whilst they were re - fixing it , a bundle placed aft would drop down upon them as the steamer buried its miserable little nose in the sea . I was conscious of the engineer watching us as we paced the deck , but whenever we approached ...
... whilst they were re - fixing it , a bundle placed aft would drop down upon them as the steamer buried its miserable little nose in the sea . I was conscious of the engineer watching us as we paced the deck , but whenever we approached ...
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