The Mystic Flowery Land: A Personal NarrativeLuzac, 1896 - 231 pages |
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... East is the land of poetry . Here nature is found in her happiest moods : she lavishes all the tints of her wonderful palette on her gorgeous sunrises and sunsets ; she instals her electric lights --- the bright stars in the blue depths ...
... East is the land of poetry . Here nature is found in her happiest moods : she lavishes all the tints of her wonderful palette on her gorgeous sunrises and sunsets ; she instals her electric lights --- the bright stars in the blue depths ...
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... EAST BEACH ... 22 THE " THOUSAND ROCKS " TEMPLE . AMOY .. Frontispiece PAGE . 4 8 18 20 22 28 30- 36 38 50 60 62 76 77 78 94 103 · 104 106 108 126 132 138 162 164 165 177 182 188 192 194 196 202 206 218 do . 221 23 WESTERN ENTRANCE TO ...
... EAST BEACH ... 22 THE " THOUSAND ROCKS " TEMPLE . AMOY .. Frontispiece PAGE . 4 8 18 20 22 28 30- 36 38 50 60 62 76 77 78 94 103 · 104 106 108 126 132 138 162 164 165 177 182 188 192 194 196 202 206 218 do . 221 23 WESTERN ENTRANCE TO ...
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... east end of the settlement in Hongkew . Directly the hawsers were made fast and the gangway placed † Words of salutation used in the same manner and in place of " Good - day . " * The word pidgin is the Chinese pronunciation of the word ...
... east end of the settlement in Hongkew . Directly the hawsers were made fast and the gangway placed † Words of salutation used in the same manner and in place of " Good - day . " * The word pidgin is the Chinese pronunciation of the word ...
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... 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 in the soft ...
... 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 in the soft ...
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... East . Having a few days ' grace to accustom myself to the place and get settled down before commencing my duties ... Eastern matters - especially as , according to his own statement , he has " secured the co - operation of many of the ...
... East . Having a few days ' grace to accustom myself to the place and get settled down before commencing my duties ... Eastern matters - especially as , according to his own statement , he has " secured the co - operation of many of the ...
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