A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: Or A Physical, Political, and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various DivisionsA. Fullarton and Company, 1831 |
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... European interests . The most interesting particulars of the Chinese history relate to the incursions of the Tartars , who at last con- quered the whole empire , and who still continue to hold the sovereignty ; though , by transferring ...
... European interests . The most interesting particulars of the Chinese history relate to the incursions of the Tartars , who at last con- quered the whole empire , and who still continue to hold the sovereignty ; though , by transferring ...
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... Europe . The Yuenho , the Hoeiho , and the Hoay - ho fall into the Yellow river . The Ya- lon - kiang ( itself 700 miles ... European canals , and their waters , instead of being , like them , at rest , have a perceptible cur- rent . The ...
... Europe . The Yuenho , the Hoeiho , and the Hoay - ho fall into the Yellow river . The Ya- lon - kiang ( itself 700 miles ... European canals , and their waters , instead of being , like them , at rest , have a perceptible cur- rent . The ...
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... Europe is confined chiefly to meadows , is in China applied with care in all their processes of cultivation . When ... European proprietors in this respect also , that they can let what portion of their grounds they please , to others ...
... Europe is confined chiefly to meadows , is in China applied with care in all their processes of cultivation . When ... European proprietors in this respect also , that they can let what portion of their grounds they please , to others ...
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... European could do ; but in the management of a large farm he would be found greatly deficient . Ornamental Gardening . ] Although the Chinese have no idea of the many artificial methods by which European gardens are enriched with such ...
... European could do ; but in the management of a large farm he would be found greatly deficient . Ornamental Gardening . ] Although the Chinese have no idea of the many artificial methods by which European gardens are enriched with such ...
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... Europe . The nature of their language , in which each word is represented by a dis- tinct character , prevents them ... European artists . Porcelain is called Tse - kee by the Chinese ; and King - te - ching , a village to the east of ...
... Europe . The nature of their language , in which each word is represented by a dis- tinct character , prevents them ... European artists . Porcelain is called Tse - kee by the Chinese ; and King - te - ching , a village to the east of ...
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