The Middle Kingdom: A Survey of the ... Chinese Empire and Its Inhabitants ...Wiley & Putnam, 1848 - 614 sivua |
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... missionaries , and took a commendable pride in showing specimens of his sister's exquisite embroidery , and not a few of her attainments in writing , which indicated their reciprocal attachment . The contrary happens too , some- times ...
... missionaries , and took a commendable pride in showing specimens of his sister's exquisite embroidery , and not a few of her attainments in writing , which indicated their reciprocal attachment . The contrary happens too , some- times ...
Sivu 98
... missionaries reveal the prevalence of the most fearful immoralities , and fur- nish a melancholy insight into the desolating horrors of pagan- ism . Female infanticide in some parts openly confessed , and divested of all disgrace and ...
... missionaries reveal the prevalence of the most fearful immoralities , and fur- nish a melancholy insight into the desolating horrors of pagan- ism . Female infanticide in some parts openly confessed , and divested of all disgrace and ...
Sivu 99
... missionaries " might have had their motives for setting the Chinese in the fairest point of view ; " and he goes on to criticise them for their too favorable coloring . On the other side , McCulloch remarks , speaking of China , " that ...
... missionaries " might have had their motives for setting the Chinese in the fairest point of view ; " and he goes on to criticise them for their too favorable coloring . On the other side , McCulloch remarks , speaking of China , " that ...
Sivu 147
... missionaries ; it is stated in the latter work that " the western scholar , John Napier , made logarithms . " The knowledge of mathematics even among learned men is very small , and the common people study it only as far as their ...
... missionaries ; it is stated in the latter work that " the western scholar , John Napier , made logarithms . " The knowledge of mathematics even among learned men is very small , and the common people study it only as far as their ...
Sivu 148
... missionaries having rectified the calendar as much as it needed on their arrival in the country , and continued its preparation since that time . The adoption of the Julian solar year of 365 days at this remote period is not certain ...
... missionaries having rectified the calendar as much as it needed on their arrival in the country , and continued its preparation since that time . The adoption of the Julian solar year of 365 days at this remote period is not certain ...
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