The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher Residing in London, to His Friends in the East, Том 2Wm. Otridge and Son, John Walker, James Scatchard, Vernor & Hood, D. Ogilvy and Son, and Darton & Harvey, 1800 |
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... happens it that China , which is now more powerful than ever , which is less subject to foreign invasions , and even affifted in fome discoveries , by her connections with Europe : whence comes it , I fay , that the empire is thus ...
... happens it that China , which is now more powerful than ever , which is less subject to foreign invasions , and even affifted in fome discoveries , by her connections with Europe : whence comes it , I fay , that the empire is thus ...
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... happen to lose his leg in a battle , the king pre- sents him with two yards of ribbon , and he is paid for the loss of his limb . Should an ambassador spend all his paternal fortune in fupporting the honour of his country abroad , the ...
... happen to lose his leg in a battle , the king pre- sents him with two yards of ribbon , and he is paid for the loss of his limb . Should an ambassador spend all his paternal fortune in fupporting the honour of his country abroad , the ...
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... happens to increase . Inftead , therefore , of regarding the great with envy , I generally confider them with some share of compassion . I look upon them as a fet of good - natured , mifguided people , who are indebted to us , and not ...
... happens to increase . Inftead , therefore , of regarding the great with envy , I generally confider them with some share of compassion . I look upon them as a fet of good - natured , mifguided people , who are indebted to us , and not ...
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... happen , that a ftranger , who does not understand English , or a country- man who cannot read , dies without ever hearing of the vi- vifying drops , or restorative electuary ; but for my part , before I was a week in town , I had ...
... happen , that a ftranger , who does not understand English , or a country- man who cannot read , dies without ever hearing of the vi- vifying drops , or restorative electuary ; but for my part , before I was a week in town , I had ...
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... happens . The ftory foon is improved and spreads , that a mad dog had frighted a lady of diftinction . Thefe circumstances begin to grow terrible before they have reached the neighbouring village , and there the report is , that a lady ...
... happens . The ftory foon is improved and spreads , that a mad dog had frighted a lady of diftinction . Thefe circumstances begin to grow terrible before they have reached the neighbouring village , and there the report is , that a lady ...
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Adieu affiftance affured againſt almoſt alſo amuſement anſwer applauſe beauty becauſe beſt buſineſs cauſe ceremony China Chineſe Confucius converfation cries curiofity defcribe defigned defire diſappointment drefs eaſily Engliſh faid fame faſhion fatisfied fays fecure feemed feen fenfible fent ferve fhall fhew fhort filk fince fingle firft firſt fociety fome meaſure fometimes foon fortune foul ftill fubject fuch fufficient FUM HOAM fure furniſhed greateſt happineſs herſelf himſelf horſe houſe huſband hyæna increaſe inftruction juft juſt juſtice lady laft laſt leaſt LETTER LIEN CHI ALTANGI Mencius moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never obfervation obliged occafion paffion perfon philofopher pleaſed pleaſure poffeffed poffible praiſe preſent puniſhment reaſon refolved reſembles reſpect Ruffia ſee ſeem ſeen ſerve ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould ſmall ſome ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſuch ſurpriſing thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand Tibbs ufual underſtand uſe whole wiſdom
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