An Historical and Descriptive Account of China: Its Ancient and Modern History, Language, Literature, Religion, Government, Industry, Manners, and Social State ...Hugh Murray, John Crawfurd, Peter Gordon, Thomas Lynn, William Wallace (mathématicien).), Gilbert Thomas Burnett Oliver & Boyd, 1843 |
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עמוד 414 - Even England has its laws. How much more the celestial empire ! How flaming bright are its great laws and ordinances. More terrible than the awful thunderbolt ! Under this whole bright heaven, none dares to disobey them. Under its shelter are the four seas. Subject to its soothing care are the ten thousand kingdoms.
עמוד 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.
עמוד 414 - To sum up the whole matter; the nation has its^ laws; it is so everywhere. Even England has its laws. How much more the celestial empire! How flaming bright are its great laws and ordinances. More terrible than the awful thunderbolt ! Under this whole bright heaven, none dares to disobey them. Under its shelter are the four seas. Subject to its soothing care are ten thousand kingdoms.
עמוד 232 - Braum, vol. i. pp. 96, 152. and rivers, bridges, of course, must be very numerous; and in these there has been made an elaborate display, both of solid construction and architectural ornament. Some, built at the mouths of estuaries, are of stupendous magnitude, — such as we have seen described by the early Spanish missionaries. Those on the line of the Great Canal are not in general so spacious, but are very frequent. Van Braam saw, along a single quay, the channel crossed by no fewer than thirty,...
עמוד 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?
עמוד 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,
עמוד 420 - 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.
עמוד 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.
עמוד 99 - scaped the general blaze! Adown the vale was heard the cock's shrill strain ; The watch-dog's voice welcomed the morning rays. Oh, could my bark those happy fields regain, Long years of toil I'd brave — nor deem my labour vain !' The following specimen is from the same collection with the preceding.
עמוד 92 - When the chief ministers delight in their duty, The sovereign rises to successful exertion ; A multitude of inferior officers ardently co-operating." We may add several moral lines ascribed to his illustrious successor Yu : — " Within, to be addicted to effeminate pleasures, Without, to the sports of the field ; To be fond of wine or of music, Or of palaces elegantly adorned ; To delight in any one of these, Will be doubtless inevitable...