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Pagina 45
... mandarine therefore here generally keeps four 10 wives , a gentleman three , and a stage - player two . As for the magis- trates , the country justices and squires , they are employed first in debauching young virgins , and then ...
... mandarine therefore here generally keeps four 10 wives , a gentleman three , and a stage - player two . As for the magis- trates , the country justices and squires , they are employed first in debauching young virgins , and then ...
Pagina 60
... mandarine . If he has much money , he may 20 buy reputation from your book answerers , as well as a monument from the guardians of the temple . But are there not some men of dis- tinguished taste , as in China , who are willing to ...
... mandarine . If he has much money , he may 20 buy reputation from your book answerers , as well as a monument from the guardians of the temple . But are there not some men of dis- tinguished taste , as in China , who are willing to ...
Pagina 202
... mandarine of China thought a minute acquain- tance with such mechanical trifles below his dignity . This reply raised the indignation of some , and the contempt of 20 others : I could hear the names of Vandal , Goth , taste , polite ...
... mandarine of China thought a minute acquain- tance with such mechanical trifles below his dignity . This reply raised the indignation of some , and the contempt of 20 others : I could hear the names of Vandal , Goth , taste , polite ...
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The arrival of the Chinese in London His motives for the journey | 17 |
LETTER IV | 27 |
LETTER VI | 36 |
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¹ Cf Academy at Pekin acquaintance Adieu admiration amusement appeared beauty Ceremonial Academy China Chinese Circassia cloaths companion continued cried dæmon desire despise distress dress emperor encrease endeavour England English essay Europe eyes fancy favour fond fortune Fum Hoam genius Gentleman's Magazine give Goldsmith Halde happiness honour inhabitants John Lockman king lady laws learning Ledger for Friday Ledger for Tuesday Ledger for Wednesday LETTER Lettres chinoises Lien Chi Altangi live look luxury Mandarine mankind manner Mencius merit mind Moscow nation nature never obliged occasion Oliver Goldsmith once paragraph passion perceive philosopher pity PL ¹ PL 1 Cf PL 9 pleased pleasure poet polite possessed praise present president Prince proper Public Ledger rapture replied ridiculous says scarce seemed shew stranger surprize things thought traveller virtue Voltaire whole wisdom write