Chinese StoriesW. Blackwood, 1893 - 348 páginas |
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Página xii
... brought out in their romances and plays . On all such works the Chinese pour out the vials of their contempt . Siao hwa , or " small - talk , " is the only term they can find to express their opinion of them , and they profess to ...
... brought out in their romances and plays . On all such works the Chinese pour out the vials of their contempt . Siao hwa , or " small - talk , " is the only term they can find to express their opinion of them , and they profess to ...
Página xx
... brought in with telling effect , as , for instance , in the story of the Fickle Widow.'1 ( Another typical specimen of the contents of the collection from which the above is taken is a story entitled A Girl Graduate , ' which will be ...
... brought in with telling effect , as , for instance , in the story of the Fickle Widow.'1 ( Another typical specimen of the contents of the collection from which the above is taken is a story entitled A Girl Graduate , ' which will be ...
Página xxii
... brought to a close a life almost as long as Noah's . According to Chinese tradition the king of Hades keeps a register of the lives of men . To each person is given a single page , and so soon as that is filled up , the person whose ...
... brought to a close a life almost as long as Noah's . According to Chinese tradition the king of Hades keeps a register of the lives of men . To each person is given a single page , and so soon as that is filled up , the person whose ...
Página xxvii
... brought me to this spot , and from the troops of men and horses , I conclude I have reached the Tartar camp . Leader ( to a soldier ) , inform King Han Chenyu that a great minister of the empire of Han is come to wait on him . " KHAN ...
... brought me to this spot , and from the troops of men and horses , I conclude I have reached the Tartar camp . Leader ( to a soldier ) , inform King Han Chenyu that a great minister of the empire of Han is come to wait on him . " KHAN ...
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... brought us . ' " And when did your daughter , Autumn - leaf , first see the light ? " " On the 6th of the 6th month , as I well remember ; for the weather was so intensely hot that her mother's life was in danger . " " And now , uncle ...
... brought us . ' " And when did your daughter , Autumn - leaf , first see the light ? " " On the 6th of the 6th month , as I well remember ; for the weather was so intensely hot that her mother's life was in danger . " " And now , uncle ...
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