Life in AsiaSilver, Burdett & Company, 1898 - 328 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 46
Page 13
... known to the nations of southern Europe . The Romans had estab- lished no less than three routes by which to reach these lands . One was by way of the Red Sea , another across Syria , and the third along the shores of the Black Sea . By ...
... known to the nations of southern Europe . The Romans had estab- lished no less than three routes by which to reach these lands . One was by way of the Red Sea , another across Syria , and the third along the shores of the Black Sea . By ...
Page 14
... known on our continent , but , as we shall learn , they , too , came from Asia . There , many of our most useful plants , such as wheat , cotton , tea , and sugar cane , first grew . The apple , pear , and plum first ripened in the ...
... known on our continent , but , as we shall learn , they , too , came from Asia . There , many of our most useful plants , such as wheat , cotton , tea , and sugar cane , first grew . The apple , pear , and plum first ripened in the ...
Page 16
... known to man . One country in southeastern Asia has been called the " Garden of the World . " As Asia is the largest continent , we should expect it to be the home of many peoples . We are right in so thinking , for Asia contains more ...
... known to man . One country in southeastern Asia has been called the " Garden of the World . " As Asia is the largest continent , we should expect it to be the home of many peoples . We are right in so thinking , for Asia contains more ...
Page 17
... known for more than two thousand years ; and where the art of making finely tempered steel reached its highest development . The swords of Damascus and the silks and porcelains of China have never been surpassed . While the peoples of ...
... known for more than two thousand years ; and where the art of making finely tempered steel reached its highest development . The swords of Damascus and the silks and porcelains of China have never been surpassed . While the peoples of ...
Page 18
... known countries of Asia occupies the great central peninsula . This is India , the land famed from earliest times for its costly shawls , its rich silks , and its precious gems . It is the land , too , as we shall see , of strange ...
... known countries of Asia occupies the great central peninsula . This is India , the land famed from earliest times for its costly shawls , its rich silks , and its precious gems . It is the land , too , as we shall see , of strange ...
Contents
51 | |
57 | |
58 | |
64 | |
69 | |
72 | |
79 | |
87 | |
90 | |
94 | |
95 | |
102 | |
105 | |
108 | |
115 | |
166 | |
170 | |
181 | |
191 | |
204 | |
211 | |
228 | |
232 | |
241 | |
253 | |
270 | |
273 | |
287 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ancient animal Arabia Arabs Asia bamboo bazaars beautiful Bedouins Benares boats Bombay Brahmin buildings built Calcutta called camel canals capital caravan Caspian Sea Ceylon China Chinaman Chinese cloth coast commerce covered crossed crowded curious customs Delhi desert dress East elephant emperor empire English enter famous feet fertile flowers foreign gardens gold harbor Himalayas Hindu horses houses Hung Chang important India interesting island Japan Japanese journey Kioto Kobé Korea land large number Li Hung Chang magnificent Mecca Mogul Mogul Empire Mohammedan mosques mountains nations native palaces palm Parsees pass Peacock Throne Peking Persia plain port priests railroad rice rich river road Russian sacred seen ships shops Siam Siberia side sight silk soon steamers stone story strange streets surrounded temples thousand Tibet Tientsin Tokio town trade traveler trees tribes villages walls whole worship Yokohama
Popular passages
Page 281 - And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it ; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
Page 81 - Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die ; for it was believed that a peculiarly happy fate awaited the man who should pass from the sacred city into the sacred river. Nor was superstition the only motive which allured strangers to that great metropolis. Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the looms of Benares...
Page 101 - Hark cannonade, fusillade! is it true what was told by the scout, Outram and Havelock breaking their way through the fell mutineers? Surely the pibroch of Europe is ringing again in our ears! All on a sudden the garrison utter a jubilant shout, Havelock's glorious Highlanders answer with conquering cheers...
Page 25 - To him the palm is a gift divine, Wherein all uses of man combine — House and raiment, and food and wine ! And, in the hour of his great release, His need of the palm shall only cease With the shroud wherein he lieth in peace.
Page 81 - Asia. It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could...
Page 81 - It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich with shrines and minarets and balconies and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude...
Page 259 - Now, upon SYRIA'S land of roses * Softly the light of Eve reposes, And, like a glory, the broad sun Hangs over sainted LEBANON, Whose head in wintry grandeur towers, And whitens with eternal sleet, While summer, in a vale of flowers, Is sleeping rosy at his feet.
Page 78 - After which, one of the men, taking a large earthen vessel, with a capacious mouth, filled it with water, and turned it upside down, when all the water flowed out ; but the moment it was placed with the mouth upwards, it always became full. He then emptied it, allowing any one to inspect it who chose. This being done, he desired that one of the party would fill it ; his request was obeyed ; still, when he reversed the jar, not a...
Page 129 - I remember, four white elephants, wrought in shining porcelain, facing one each way toward four points of the compass. From the rounded summit rises, like a needle, a sharp spire. This was the temple tower, and all over the magnificent pile, from the tip of the highest needle to the base, from every prominent angle and projection, there were hanging sweet-toned bells, with little gilded fans attached to their tongues ; so swinging that they were vocal in the slightest breeze.
Page 3 - HOME. These books are intended to meet the needs of all children and youth of school age; from those who have just mastered their first primer, to those who are about to finish the high school course.