An Historical and Descriptive Account of China: Its Ancient and Modern History, Language, Literature, Religion, Government, Industry, Manners, and Social State; Intercourse with Europe from the Earliest Ages; Missions and Embassies to the Imperial Court; British and Foreign Commerce; Directions to Navigators; State of Mathematics and Astronomy; Survey of Its Geography, Geology, Botany, and Zoology, المجلد 2Oliver & Boyd, 1836 |
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الصفحة 109 - ... brave death to serve you. I can cheerfully enter into this foreign alliance, for the sake of producing peace, and shall leave behind me a name still green in history. — But my affection for your Majesty, how am I to lay aside ! EMPEROR.
الصفحة 110 - The autumnal gale blows wildly through the grass, amidst our woollen tents, And the moon of night, shining on the rude huts, hears the lament of the mournful pipe ; The countless hosts, with their bended bows, obey me as their leader ; Our tribes are the distinguished friends of the family of Han.
الصفحة 407 - vermillioncoloured reply," it was said, " it seems that all the forts are erected in vain ; they cannot beat back two barbarian ships ; it is ridiculous, detestable. The military preparations being reduced to such a state as this, it is not surprising that the outside barbarians regard them slightingly.
الصفحة 395 - When we first landed, an armed force was drawn up along the shore. The soldiers had match-locks and burning matches ready for a charge. A Tartar general had placed himself in a temple to superintend the operations. Being accustomed to the fire of Chinese batteries, which seldom do hurt, and knowing that their matchlocks cannot hit, we passed the line of their defence in peace. The soldiers retreated, and the crowds of people in the rear being very dense, a great part of the camp was overrun and pressed...
الصفحة 109 - My sorrows are beyond control. Cease to upbraid this excess of feeling, since ye are all subject to the same. Yon doleful cry is not the note of the swallow on the carved rafters, nor the song of the variegated bird upon the blossoming tree. The princess has abandoned her home! Know ye in what place she grieves, listening like me to the screams of the wild bird?
الصفحة 57 - Therefore his fame overspreads the Middle Kingdom, and extends to all barbarous tribes. Wherever ships and carriages reach; wherever the strength of man penetrates ; wherever the heavens overshadow and the earth sustains ; wherever the sun and moon shine ; wherever frosts and dews fall : all who have blood and breath unfeignedly honor and love him. Hence it is said,
الصفحة 109 - The lonely silence of night but increases our melancholy ! We take the picture of that fair one and suspend it here, as some small solace to our griefs. [To the attendant.'] Keeper of the yellow gate, behold, the incense in yonder vase is burned out : hasten then to add some more. Though we can not see her, we may at least retain this shadow ; and, while life remains, betoken our regard.
الصفحة 232 - Navarette does not hesitate to assert, that there are more vessels in China than in all the rest of the world...