Miscellaneous Remarks Upon the Government, History, Religions, Literature, Agriculture, Arts, Trades, Manners, and Customs of the Chinese: As Suggested by an Examination of the Articles Comprising the Chinese Museum, in the Marlboro' Chapel, Boston, by John R. Peters, JrEastburn's Press, 1845 - 182 sivua |
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Sivu 177 - With all the visionary fervor of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts of opulent commerce, and had discovered some of the wild regions of the East. He supposed Hispauiola to be the ancient Ophir which had been visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but remote parts of Asia.
Sivu 168 - In one place the caves are only to be approached by a perpendicular descent of many hundred feet by ladders of bamboo and rattan, over a sea rolling violently against the rocks. When the mouth of the cavern is attained, the perilous office of taking the nests must often be performed by torchlight, by penetrating into the recesses of the rock, where the slightest trip would be instantly fatal to the adventurers, who see nothing below them but the...
Sivu 80 - Tsie, or handmaids, of whom he may have as many or as few as he pleases ; and though the offspring of the latter possess many of the rights of legitimacy (ranking, however, after the children of the wife), this circumstance makes...
Sivu 74 - The sun, moon and planets they believe to be peopled with rational l>eings, acknowledge light as the primitive cause of the good, darkness as that of evil, and worship fire, as it is said, from which they have received their name. But they themselves say, that they do not worship fire, but only find in...
Sivu 45 - These principles and these forms are early instilled into young minds, and form the basis of their moral sentiments; the elucidation and enforcement of these principles and forms are the business of students, who aspire to be magistrates, or statesmen, and of the wealthy, who desire nominal rank in the country; and it is in all likelihood, owing chiefly to the influence of these principles on the national mind and conscience, that China holds together the largest associated population in the world.
Sivu 92 - ... insertion descends a bunch of fine crimson silk just covering the dome. On the commencement of the cold or hot weather, the first person in each province, as the Tsoongto, or viceroy, assumes his winter or summer cap ; the circumstance is...
Sivu 46 - Do unto others as you would they should do unto you." He said little about a future state of existence, and when questioned by one of his disciples upon the subject, recalled his attention to material things by replying, " Not knowing the state of the living, how can...
Sivu 50 - ... with the image of a virgin, having a child in her arms, holding a cross, are all such striking coincidences, that the catholic missionaries were greatly stumbled at the resemblance between the Chinese worship and their own, when they came over to convert the natives to Christianity...
Sivu 16 - ... enumeration of all the prerogatives which belong to him. A statement of a few of the peculiar rights maintained by the crown must suffice. The emperor is the head of all religion, and is alone privileged to pay adoration to heaven (or the supreme ruler of the universe). He is the source of law, and the fountain of justice. There can be no appeal from his judgment ; and the gift of mercy belongs alone to him. No right can be held in opposition to his pleasure ; no claim can be maintained against...
Sivu 82 - the female infant was thrown upon some old rags by the side of the mother's bed, and for three days was scarcely spoken or thought of. At the end of that time it was carried to a temple by the father, accompanied by attendants with bricks and tiles in their hands.'