The Mystic Flowery Land: A Personal NarrativeLuzac, 1896 - 231 pages |
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... SMALL VILLAGES CULTIVATED FLAT COUNTRY Race Course Chinese City EN HUANG PU POOTUNG PLAN OF SHANGHAI Half Mile Scale Garden RIV SOO W CREEK CHOW S VER Hongkew II . PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS . EXT morning I was awakened.
... SMALL VILLAGES CULTIVATED FLAT COUNTRY Race Course Chinese City EN HUANG PU POOTUNG PLAN OF SHANGHAI Half Mile Scale Garden RIV SOO W CREEK CHOW S VER Hongkew II . PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS . EXT morning I was awakened.
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... morning breeze fanned the scent of exotic flowers about my bed , which had been haunted , through the silent hours of night , by legions of hungry and daring mosquitoes , whose tuneful but monotonous hum makes you feel drowsy and tired ...
... morning breeze fanned the scent of exotic flowers about my bed , which had been haunted , through the silent hours of night , by legions of hungry and daring mosquitoes , whose tuneful but monotonous hum makes you feel drowsy and tired ...
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... morning and evening , it reminds me of far - away China and of my dear old friend Chu Lee . A rare good fellow was Chu Lee , but , although a fairly sincere Christian , he could never forsake the inherent superstition of his race ; and ...
... morning and evening , it reminds me of far - away China and of my dear old friend Chu Lee . A rare good fellow was Chu Lee , but , although a fairly sincere Christian , he could never forsake the inherent superstition of his race ; and ...
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... . It was a bright and stilly day - a day long to be remembered by the people of that city . Early in the morning they began to gather in from all parts of the surrounding country ; and all eagerly 2 KO - AI AND THE BELL . 17.
... . It was a bright and stilly day - a day long to be remembered by the people of that city . Early in the morning they began to gather in from all parts of the surrounding country ; and all eagerly 2 KO - AI AND THE BELL . 17.
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... morning , and , bringing out her little jewels and trinkets , dressed herself in her pretty silk- embroidered gown , and attended early prayer in the temple near her home . There she burned her small joss - sticks , and prayed simply ...
... morning , and , bringing out her little jewels and trinkets , dressed herself in her pretty silk- embroidered gown , and attended early prayer in the temple near her home . There she burned her small joss - sticks , and prayed simply ...
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