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... embassy of 1816 we visited the spot which had been consecrated by the abode of this person , and which , from the natural beauties of the situation , possesses attractions of no ordinary kind . On the west of the Poyang lake , near the ...
... embassy of 1816 we visited the spot which had been consecrated by the abode of this person , and which , from the natural beauties of the situation , possesses attractions of no ordinary kind . On the west of the Poyang lake , near the ...
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... embassies through the country . Among others of the same class of gods is " the Queen of Heaven , ” Tien - how , * concerning whom the legend says that she was a native of the province of Fokien , and dis- tinguished in early life for ...
... embassies through the country . Among others of the same class of gods is " the Queen of Heaven , ” Tien - how , * concerning whom the legend says that she was a native of the province of Fokien , and dis- tinguished in early life for ...
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... embassy was lodged in 1816 ; -m , a great bell struck morn- ing and evening ; -n , apartments for receiving visitors , where may be seen an idol with many arms , evidently of Indian origin ; -o o , two pavilions , containing images of ...
... embassy was lodged in 1816 ; -m , a great bell struck morn- ing and evening ; -n , apartments for receiving visitors , where may be seen an idol with many arms , evidently of Indian origin ; -o o , two pavilions , containing images of ...
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... embassy , pago- das with only seven stories were met with ; and it is pos- sible that this number may convey a mystical allusion to the seven Budhas who are said to have existed at different periods . Wherever these pagodas are in good ...
... embassy , pago- das with only seven stories were met with ; and it is pos- sible that this number may convey a mystical allusion to the seven Budhas who are said to have existed at different periods . Wherever these pagodas are in good ...
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... embassies from its remarkable situation ; and Lord Macartney has given a description of it which must be admitted to be somewhat beyond the reality . This temple of the goddess Kuan - yin ( one of the principal idols of the Budhists ) ...
... embassies from its remarkable situation ; and Lord Macartney has given a description of it which must be admitted to be somewhat beyond the reality . This temple of the goddess Kuan - yin ( one of the principal idols of the Budhists ) ...
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ancient animal appears bamboo black tea book of Mencius Budha Budhist called Canton Canton province Canton river characters China Chinese colour commencement Confucius considerable consists cultivation dynasty earth embassy emperor empire Europe European Fcap Fokien George Staunton grain granite green teas ground heaven Hong merchants hundred India Jesuits Kâng-hy kind Klaproth labour lady land language letters Lord Lord Macartney Macao Manchow manufacture ment metal Mongol native nature nearly notice object observed obtained occasion opium original paper Peking person philosopher plants Plates porcelain portion possession Post 8vo Poyang lake present priests principal produce province quantity remarkable resemblance rice river Romish says Second Edition sect seems shape ships side silk silver sometimes species specimens Staunton supposed taëls Tartar temple tion tomb trade translation trees vessel Vols whole Woodcuts words young Yun-nân
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Seite 9 - DAVY'S (SiR HUMPHRY) Consolations in Travel ; or, Last Days of a Philosopher. Fifth Edition. Woodcuts. Fcap. Svo. 6s. Salmonia; or, Days of Fly Fishing. With some Account of the Habits of Fishes belonging to the genus Salmo. Fourth Edition. Woodcuts. Fcap. Svo. 6s. DENNIS' (GEOROE) Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria ; or, the extant Local Remains of Etruscan Art.
Seite 142 - O pardon ! since a crooked figure may Attest in little place a million, And let us, ciphers to this great accompt, On your imaginary forces work.
Seite 19 - JESSE'S (EDWARD) Visits to Spots of Interest in the Vicinity of Windsor and Eton.
Seite 22 - LIDDELL'S (DEAN) History of Rome. From the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire. With the History of Literature and Art.
Seite 142 - On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object: can this cockpit hold The vasty fields of France? or may we cram Within this wooden O the very casques That did affright the air at Agincourt?
Seite 5 - More Worlds than One. The Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian.
Seite 24 - History of Latin Christianity ; including that of the Popes to the Pontificate of Nicholas V.
Seite 12 - Handbook of Architecture. Being a Concise and Popular Account of the Different Styles prevailing in all Ages and Countries in the World. With a Description of the most remarkable Buildings.
Seite 12 - FORSYTH'S (WILLIAM) Hortensius, or the Advocate : an Historical Essay on the Office and Duties of an Advocate. Post Svo.
Seite 141 - By and by we hear news of shipwreck in the same place, and then we are to blame if we accept it not for a rock. Upon the back of that comes out a hideous monster with fire and smoke, and then the miserable beholders are bound to take it for a cave.