The Mystic Flowery Land: A Personal NarrativeLuzac, 1896 - 231 pages |
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... close of a bright May afternoon , in the year 1887 , the trim little barquentine - which had borne me safely across the summer seas from the sandy shores of Africa - stood in once more towards the welcome land - the mystic " Flowery ...
... close of a bright May afternoon , in the year 1887 , the trim little barquentine - which had borne me safely across the summer seas from the sandy shores of Africa - stood in once more towards the welcome land - the mystic " Flowery ...
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... close past the east bank of the garden , and the moon was high in the heavens , shining gladly down on the pleasant and not unrustic scene . It was indeed a pretty sight : the calm , shadowy waters , and the picturesque gardens , bathed ...
... close past the east bank of the garden , and the moon was high in the heavens , shining gladly down on the pleasant and not unrustic scene . It was indeed a pretty sight : the calm , shadowy waters , and the picturesque gardens , bathed ...
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... close beneath the shadow of her love . After much tearful deliberation and prayer , she determined , if possible , to divine the cause and prevent a recurrence of these most grievous failures . For this purpose , one day when her father ...
... close beneath the shadow of her love . After much tearful deliberation and prayer , she determined , if possible , to divine the cause and prevent a recurrence of these most grievous failures . For this purpose , one day when her father ...
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... close by , where I could obtain a disguise for myself . Acting under his advice , I ordered two complete suits of Chinese clothes to be made - one of very common material , as worn by the lower classes , and the other of silk , to wear ...
... close by , where I could obtain a disguise for myself . Acting under his advice , I ordered two complete suits of Chinese clothes to be made - one of very common material , as worn by the lower classes , and the other of silk , to wear ...
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... close ahead of us , again stopped , and , listening intently for a while , bended down and crawled through a round hole in the wall . We followed , pausing on the other side in profound darkness . Next came the sound of a latch being ...
... close ahead of us , again stopped , and , listening intently for a while , bended down and crawled through a round hole in the wall . We followed , pausing on the other side in profound darkness . Next came the sound of a latch being ...
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