The Canton Chinese: Or, The American's Sojourn in the Celestial EmpireJ. Munroe, 1849 - 271 Seiten |
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Seite 101 - Besides this, it has been remarked! that the words, " thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the waters under the earth...
Seite 188 - The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land, Thus do go about, about: Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, And thrice again, to make up nine.
Seite 211 - ... presentations*. There are hundreds of dramatic authors in China, their name is legion, and their productions seem to be the most popular reading of the Chinese. A few plays have been translated into English, but are hardly adapted for the European stage. Books are extremely cheap in China, and the "sing song" books, as they are called, are more lively and entertaining than most others.
Seite 179 - And as he advances a step, he reels and staggers wildly, and competitors, guests, minstrels, magnificence, all fade from his vision, and the gray, cold reality of dawn breaks upon his heated brain, and he knows that all was nought, and that he is the same nameless creature that he has ever been. A cold shudder agitates his frame, weak and worthless he seeks the air, but finds no relief. He cannot turn his thoughts to his calling, he is unfit for exertion, his days pass in sloth and in bitter remorse....
Seite 207 - The stage was formed of bamboo poles, strongly tied together, and the floor was of boards resting on the horizontal reeds, and covered with a carpet. The ceiling was of a piece with the splendor of the theatre, and composed of rather dingy matting.
Seite 207 - ... and furnished with seats ascending as they retreated, so that the hindmost spectators could see as well as those in front.