The jade chaplet in twenty-four beads, a collection of songs, ballads, &c., from the Chinese by G.C. Stent |
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... arrow , from midnight senseless she lay upon the desert turf , With but the faintest breathing - one little thread not snapped — until the break of day , When the queen again revived from her death - like faint , That delicate and ...
... arrow , from midnight senseless she lay upon the desert turf , With but the faintest breathing - one little thread not snapped — until the break of day , When the queen again revived from her death - like faint , That delicate and ...
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... arrows , broken bows.— Betattered tents , gongs , drums and flags bestrewed the ground ; War steeds in numbers too , saddleless , in wild confusion pranced and neighed . Sad , sad at heart Queen Mi looked o'er the plain . Viewing the ...
... arrows , broken bows.— Betattered tents , gongs , drums and flags bestrewed the ground ; War steeds in numbers too , saddleless , in wild confusion pranced and neighed . Sad , sad at heart Queen Mi looked o'er the plain . Viewing the ...
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... arrows , when I suddenly heard the sound of drums , gongs and uproar in the street . Arranging my husband's baggage , how could I find time to go and look at it ? I have made several garments , and have well quilted the coats and ...
... arrows , when I suddenly heard the sound of drums , gongs and uproar in the street . Arranging my husband's baggage , how could I find time to go and look at it ? I have made several garments , and have well quilted the coats and ...
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... arrow had deftly let fly At a goose slowly skimming away Athwart the blue mid - summer sky ; When an old man , his hair white as snow , His features bewrinkled by age , Came up with step stately and slow , Like a hermit or some ancient ...
... arrow had deftly let fly At a goose slowly skimming away Athwart the blue mid - summer sky ; When an old man , his hair white as snow , His features bewrinkled by age , Came up with step stately and slow , Like a hermit or some ancient ...
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... arrow ? BOY . With one arrow I can bring down but one goose . JÊN . Why that's nothing extraordinary , I can bring down two at one shot . Oh ! I can't believe that . BOY . JÊN . I'll do it before your eyes . BOY . If you can bring down ...
... arrow ? BOY . With one arrow I can bring down but one goose . JÊN . Why that's nothing extraordinary , I can bring down two at one shot . Oh ! I can't believe that . BOY . JÊN . I'll do it before your eyes . BOY . If you can bring down ...
Common terms and phrases
A-tou arrow azalea opens-its petals azalea's petals ballad beautiful bosom breast bright butterflies called chain puzzle Chang-An Chang-fei Chang-pan-po child Chinese Chuang cried dead dear death dream dynasty eighteen Emperor exclaimed eyes face fairy fanning fear Felix Liebrecht Fên flowers foes geese girl gone grave ground hair Han dynasty hand head heart heaven Ho-wan honour horse Hsüeh-lang husband JÊN kiln king of Wu live look Madam Month mother murmur never night o'er palace Prince queen rebel returned river Royal Asiatic Society scene sea Corea sigh Sings soldier song sorrowful sound spear steed stream stringed music sublunary sphere sweet taels Tang-yang Taoist Tatar tears tell third watch thought tiger Ting-shan Tiny Rill to-day tree Tung-cho twas WANG CHAN watch wife wild wild geese woman word Yang-kuei-fei
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Page 109 - Twas night — the tired soldiers were peacefully sleeping, The low hum of voices was hushed in repose ; The sentries, in silence, a strict watch, were keeping 'Gainst surprise or a sudden attack of their foes ; When a low mellow note on the night air came stealing, So soothingly over the senses it fell — So touchingly sweet — so soft and appealing, Like the musical tones of an aerial bell. Now rising, now falling — now fuller and clearer — Now liquidly soft— now a low wailing cry; .Now...
Page 159 - EDKINS.— CHINA'S PLACE IN PHILOLOGY. An attempt to show that the Languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin.
Page 159 - Beal. — A CATENA OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES FROM THE CHINESE. By S. BEAL, BA, Trinity College, Cambridge; a Chaplain in Her Majesty's Fleet, etc. 8vo. cloth, pp. xiv. and 436. 1871. 15s. Beal. — THE ROMANTIC LEGEND OF SAKHTA BUDDHA. From the Chinese-Sanscrit by the Rev. SAMUEL BEAL, Author of " Buddhist Pilgrims,
Page 160 - LAU-TSZE. Translated from the Chinese, with an Introduction by John Chalmers, MA Fcap. 8vo, pp. xx. and 62, cloth. 1868. 4s. 6d.
Page 160 - Chalmers. — THE ORIGIN OF THE CHINESE; an Attempt to Trace the connection of the Chinese with Western Nations in their Religion, Superstitions, Arts, Language, and Traditions. By JOHN CHALMERS, AM Foolscap 8vo. cloth, pp. 78.
Page 89 - Dont waste your time at family funerals grieving for your relatives: attend to life, not to death: there are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it, and better.
Page 43 - tis not often such music is heard, (Will the tree never more its sweet concerts be giving?) Old folks shake their heads, for it has not occurred E'en once — in the life of the oldest now living.1 1 A proof of bad government in the poet's opinion. THE TWELVE MONTHS MANY STORIES.1 First Month. 'Tis the first month of the new year, My husband is going to the wars ; He goes to sweep the frontiers. The illuminations are without amusement to me. I was preparing his bow and arrows, when I suddenly heard...
Page 12 - again repeated he, as he sat bolt upright : " What made you smash my coffin in ? — / see besides you're tight ! You've dressed yourself in red, too ! What means this mummery ? Let me have the full particulars and don't try on flummery." She had all her wits about her, though she quaked a bit with fear. Said she (the artful wretch !) "It seems miraculous, my dear ! Some unseen power impelled me to break the coffin lid, To see if you were still alive — which, of course, you know I...
Page 111 - In melodious sighs — in strains so elysian As to soften the hearts of rude soldiers like these ? Each looked at the other, but no word was spoken, The music insensibly tempting them on : They must return home. Ere the daylight had broken The enemy looked, and behold ! they were gone. . There's a magic in music— a witchery in It, Indescribable either with tongue or with pen ; The flute of Chang Liang, in one little minute, Had stolen the courage of eight thousand men ! ' The following verses were...