The Mystic Flowery Land: A Personal NarrativeLuzac, 1896 - 231 стор. |
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aboard afterwards Ah Shun Amoy ancient arrived asked bamboo beautiful bell beneath boat Canton captain cash Celestial cents Chefoo China Chinese Cloth coast Coloured commenced coolie Customs death deck dollars early east Emperor entered eyes favoured foreign Formosa friends Fuhkien Haikwan Hainan hand harbour heard Hoihow Hollywood Road Hong Hongkong honour island junks Keelung Kiungchow Ko-ai lady land leaving light lived looking mandarins manner miles morning Namoa native never night officers once opium Pagoda passed passengers picul pidgin pirates poor port REESE LIBRARY residents ricksha river round sails sampan Sanskrit scene seemed Sêou Jâe Shanghai ship shore side sight Sir Robert Hart snake Soochow soon stands steamer suddenly Swatow Taels Tamsui Taotai temple tide Tientsin Treaty Ports Tung-po vessel walk walls watch western wind young
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