Entombed alive and other songs, ballads, &c., from the Chinese, by G.C. Stent |
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... stream which flows near , called by foreigners Jehol , the characters being Je - ho , " Warm Stream . " The Emperor was staying in the Summer Palace when the Allied Forces were on their way to Peking . As they Pell - mell , off the ...
... stream which flows near , called by foreigners Jehol , the characters being Je - ho , " Warm Stream . " The Emperor was staying in the Summer Palace when the Allied Forces were on their way to Peking . As they Pell - mell , off the ...
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... stream was crossed , there was that one close by . Still on we all went , and Shih - tsao soon appeared , And we , tired and faint , the pavilion neared ; * This , of all our long march was the pleasantest sight , For here was our first ...
... stream was crossed , there was that one close by . Still on we all went , and Shih - tsao soon appeared , And we , tired and faint , the pavilion neared ; * This , of all our long march was the pleasantest sight , For here was our first ...
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... with autumn's purple dyed . This is another heaven ; the view from here Is grandly beautiful . A rustic bridge Spans a small mountain stream , whose waters leap - From rock to rock , till playfully they bound 14 THE FLIGHT OF HSIEN - FENG .
... with autumn's purple dyed . This is another heaven ; the view from here Is grandly beautiful . A rustic bridge Spans a small mountain stream , whose waters leap - From rock to rock , till playfully they bound 14 THE FLIGHT OF HSIEN - FENG .
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... stream . We a floating bridge crossed to the opposite shore , Which we all reached in safety - then trudged on once more , O'er a long winding road , -many mountains we passed , Till we saw to our joy Jehol's pailow at last . * Memorial ...
... stream . We a floating bridge crossed to the opposite shore , Which we all reached in safety - then trudged on once more , O'er a long winding road , -many mountains we passed , Till we saw to our joy Jehol's pailow at last . * Memorial ...
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... youth ; down the face of the hills , Now catching the sun , now ' midst foliage hidden , In their sinuous course trickle numberless rills . These streams from all sides are eternally flowing , Till 3 33 The Palace of Gold.
... youth ; down the face of the hills , Now catching the sun , now ' midst foliage hidden , In their sinuous course trickle numberless rills . These streams from all sides are eternally flowing , Till 3 33 The Palace of Gold.
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bade Baital Pachisi Beaters Bengali breast bride bridegroom bright chair Chêng Chien-lung Chinese cloth cocking the eye corse court cried dame daughter dead death Dictionary door dread dynasty Edition Emperor English exclaimed face fair fate father Fcap fear Forbes's gate gazed girl Grammar guards hand head heard Hindi Hindustani History History of India Hitopadesa horse husband J. W. KAYE Jehol Kashgar Kuan yin living look Lu-kou Lu-pan Luan-ying maiden Map of India Mêng Cheng Military Ming dynasty mule neath never night o'er once palace palace of gold passed Peking Persian poor Post 8vo race round Royal 8vo Sanscrit Serjeant-at-Law Shun-chih side song soon steed stept stone lions stood strange stream taels Tai-hsiao Tatar tears tell thought throne Ting-lang tomb Translated Twas Twould Vocabulary vols Wall Wang weary wife words Worship young
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