The Japanese Empire: Its Physical, Political, and Social Condition and History; with Details of the Late American and British ExpeditionsPartridge and Company, 1860 - 303 pagina's |
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Populaire passages
Pagina 228 - Japanese manufactures and commodities, and the chief mercantile town in the Empire. There is scarce a house in this large capital where there is not something made or sold.
Pagina 29 - Either this composite animal, or another, the offspring of the success of the first, was sold to the Dutch factory and transmitted to Batavia, where it fell into the hands of a...
Pagina 278 - Japan on a similar errand — to demand as a right, and not to solicit as a favor, those acts of courtesy which are due from one civilized nation to another...
Pagina 293 - A duty of 5 per cent, shall be paid on the following articles ; — All articles used for the purpose of building, rigging, repairing, or fitting out of ships ; whaling gear of all kinds ; salted provisions of all kinds ; bread and...
Pagina 288 - The village elders and head men treat us disdainfully, their oppressions being grievous indeed. Therefore, looking up while yet we have nothing wherewith to reproach ourselves, it must now be seen whether a hero will prove himself to be one indeed. Regarding the liberty of going through the sixty States as not enough for our desires, we wished to make the circuit of the five great continents. This was our hearts
Pagina 51 - Shogun, and persons holding civil offices under the government, are bound, when they have committed any crime, to rip themselves up, but not till they have received an order from the court to that effect ; for, if they were to anticipate this order, their heirs would run the risk of being deprived of their places and property.
Pagina 265 - So long as the sun shall warm the earth, let no Christian be so bold as to come to Japan ; and let all know, that the King of Spain himself, or the Christians' God, or the great God of all, if he violate this command, shall pay for it with his head.
Pagina 4 - On entering the cabin she placed both hands on her head, with the palms outwards, and saluted us by bending her body very low. I conducted her to a chair, and Kachi requested her to sit down. Fortunately for this unexpected visitor, there was on board our vessel a young and handsome woman, the wife of our surgeon's mate. The Japanese lady seemed highly pleased on being introduced to her, and they quickly formed an intimacy. Our countrywoman endeavoured to entertain the foreigner with what the women...
Pagina 7 - that the chastisement of children was very moderate. I very seldom heard them rebuked or scolded, and hardly ever saw them flogged or beaten, either in private families or on board the vessels...
Pagina 182 - Able people do it at their own expense in litters, with a retinue suitable to their quality. Poor people go on foot, living upon charity, which they beg upon the road. They carry their beds along with them on their backs, being a straw mat rolled up, and have a pilgrim's staff in their hands, and a pail hung by their girdle, out of which they drink, and wherein they receive people's charity, pulling off their hats much after the European manner. Their hats are very large, twisted of split reeds....