Hau Kiou Choaan: Or, The Pleasing History, Volume 2Thomas Percy R. and J. Dodsley, 1761 - Chinese poetry |
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... hands ? as a fheep in the claws of a tyger . He must for the prefent have patience . Haften home therefore , and inform him , that when it is night , I will order a chair to be fet down quietly at C 3 the the door of the convent ...
... hands ? as a fheep in the claws of a tyger . He must for the prefent have patience . Haften home therefore , and inform him , that when it is night , I will order a chair to be fet down quietly at C 3 the the door of the convent ...
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... hands to every thing , it will increase my illness . " One of the girls named Lung - fiew , who had the office of houfe- keeper , answered . My Lady attri- butes all you fuffer to the affistance you afforded her : and if you do not ...
... hands to every thing , it will increase my illness . " One of the girls named Lung - fiew , who had the office of houfe- keeper , answered . My Lady attri- butes all you fuffer to the affistance you afforded her : and if you do not ...
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... hands one after the other and this in fuch a manner as would make an ignorant perfon laugh . After having laid their four fingers along the artery , and preffed the wrift ftrongly and uniformly , they relax a little , ' till the blood ...
... hands one after the other and this in fuch a manner as would make an ignorant perfon laugh . After having laid their four fingers along the artery , and preffed the wrift ftrongly and uniformly , they relax a little , ' till the blood ...
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... hands . A Sifter in - law ought not to converfe with her Brother - in- " law . If a Daughter who is married makes " her parents a vifit , fhe muft not fit at the " fame table with her Brothers . Thefe rules " have been wifely ...
... hands . A Sifter in - law ought not to converfe with her Brother - in- " law . If a Daughter who is married makes " her parents a vifit , fhe muft not fit at the " fame table with her Brothers . Thefe rules " have been wifely ...
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... hand , that an injury may be pardoned ; except when it is of a grofs nature , and then there ought to be full fatisfaction . On a day when I was in quiet and peace at my own houfe difcharging the duties incumbent on me , who should ...
... hand , that an injury may be pardoned ; except when it is of a grofs nature , and then there ought to be full fatisfaction . On a day when I was in quiet and peace at my own houfe difcharging the duties incumbent on me , who should ...
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affiftance alfo alſo anſwer becauſe Bobea Bonzees cafes called caufe cauſe Che-bien China Chineſe Compte Confucius darine defired diſturbance Du Halde Emperor faid faid the youth falute fame father fecond feem feen felf fent fervant ferve fervice feven fhall fhould filk filver firft firſt fmall fome fometimes foon ftill ftranger fubject fuch give Grand Vifitor greateſt guwin Halde hath herſelf Hift himſelf honour houfe houſe Kwo-kbé-tzu laft lefs Lettres edifiant mafter Magal Mandarine manner marriage marry moft moſt muft muſt myſelf niece obferve occafion paffed perfon pleaſed prefent puniſhment purpoſe reafon refpects replied ſaid ſay ſee Semedo ſhall ſhe Shuey Shuey-guwin Shuey-ping-fin ſpeak ſtay taels tell thefe themſelves theſe words thing thofe thoſe thouſand Tieb-chung-u told Tranflator's tribunal uncle underſtanding uſe vifit whofe woman yeſterday young lady yourſelf
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Page 52 - But I fay unto you, Love your enemies, blefs them that curfe you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which defpitefully ufe you, and perfecute you...
Page 52 - If thy brother trefpafs againft thee, rebuke him; " and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trefpafs againft thee feven " times in a day, and feven times in a day turn again to thee, faying, " I repent, thou fhalt forgive him.
Page 52 - Eph. 5. i. Be ye followers of God as dear Children. They are the Children of God, who are Followers of God, who purifie themfelves as he is pure, and who are perfect as he is perfect. So that to be the Child of God, or the Child of the Devil, fignifies as much as to carry a particular...
Page 192 - ... contrary to all other eaflern nations, who fit crofs-legged on the ground, and either ufe no table but the floor, or at moft have them about a foot high from it. At their entertainments...
Page 85 - ... the degeneracy of the times. " There are only two words in our days by which both the people and the mandarins regulate their conduct, and those are riches and power.
Page 166 - ... of the miserable people. So that it is a common proverb in China that the king unwittingly lets loose so many hangmen, murderers, hungry dogs and wolves to ruin and devour the poor people, when he creates new mandarins to govern them.
Page 6 - Not to commit any impurity. IV. Not to tell a lie. V. Not to drink wine. P. Du Halde, vol. ip 650. 672. and P. Semedo, p. 89. &c. Picart, vol. iv. 228. P. Lc eriter'tamrheht,. arid be glad to converfe with you before you go.
Page 292 - ... of ftate. This tribunal hath likewife the keeping of the rolls, and regifters, which are made every year, of all the families, number of men, meafure of land, and the duties arifing from them to the emperor. 3. Li-pu. 3- THE court of Li-pu, or...
Page 50 - E benefit benefit received ought to be returned manifold : and on the other hand, that an injury may be pardoned; except when it is of a grofs nature, and then there ought to be full fatisfaclion.