Chinese StoriesW. Blackwood, 1893 - 348 páginas |
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... wine- bibber who dreamed one night that a friend had sent him a flask of excellent Suchow wine . Without loss of a moment he put it on the fire to heat ( Chinese always drink their wine hot ) , but before it was ready he awoke ...
... wine- bibber who dreamed one night that a friend had sent him a flask of excellent Suchow wine . Without loss of a moment he put it on the fire to heat ( Chinese always drink their wine hot ) , but before it was ready he awoke ...
Página xxix
... wine in honour of the khan , pours out a libation in the direction of the emperor's palace , and throws herself into the stream . The khan makes every effort to save her , but in vain , and his regret for her loss and for her untimely ...
... wine in honour of the khan , pours out a libation in the direction of the emperor's palace , and throws herself into the stream . The khan makes every effort to save her , but in vain , and his regret for her loss and for her untimely ...
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... wine- cup . As our galley shall glide through the crystal waves of the lake , we will watch the floating leaves strike her gentle sides ; and when we have exhausted our songs , and drained the cup of our delights , we will turn our prow ...
... wine- cup . As our galley shall glide through the crystal waves of the lake , we will watch the floating leaves strike her gentle sides ; and when we have exhausted our songs , and drained the cup of our delights , we will turn our prow ...
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... wine went round , and under its influence Ts'êng's spirits , which had been encouraged by the marked attention shown him by the magistrate and Tso , rose considerably . Even the proposition , in- geniously made by Tso towards the end of ...
... wine went round , and under its influence Ts'êng's spirits , which had been encouraged by the marked attention shown him by the magistrate and Tso , rose considerably . Even the proposition , in- geniously made by Tso towards the end of ...
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... wine was still potent in him , and he felt disposed to let his servants see that when he was so minded he could face even so formidable an adversary as an angry old pedlar . " I cannot have you making such a disturbance at my door ...
... wine was still potent in him , and he felt disposed to let his servants see that when he was so minded he could face even so formidable an adversary as an angry old pedlar . " I cannot have you making such a disturbance at my door ...
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