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Common terms and phrasesaforesaid Amoy appointed arrived authorities bounded British called Canton chau district Chekiang chief magistrate Chihli Chin Chinese Christian Chusan colony of Hongkong command commenced consul contains court disease duties emperor of China empire enacted English envoys European five ports foreign Fuchau Fukien gate governor Hangchau hien districts Honan Hongkong hospital Hunan Hupeh I'chang imperial commissioner island John Francis Davis Kansuh Kien king Kwangsi Kwangtung Kweichau language laws Legislative Council Macao Majesty Majesty's subjects Malwa Manchu Manchu language merchants miles missionary month nations native Nestorians Nganhwui Ningpo officers opium ordinance pagoda passed peace Peking person plenipotentiary Pottinger present priests prince province Ratti-Menton received residence respect rice river sent Shanghai Shantung Shensi ships Siam Siamese Sinim soldiers superintendent Sz'chuen talapoins Tartar temple thereof ting district tion trade treaty tumor vessels Whampoa worship Yunnan Popular passagesPage 231 - Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. Page 116 - Behold, these shall come from far : and, lo, these from the north and from the west ; and these from the land of Sinim. Page 234 - And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee... Page 123 - Sing, O heavens ; and be joyful, O earth ; and break forth into singing, O mountains : for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. Page 111 - Statute shall be understood to include several Matters as well as One Matter, and several Persons as well as One Person, and Females as well as Males, and Bodies Corporate as well as Individuals, unless it be otherwise specially provided, or there be something in the Subject or Context repugnant to such Construction... Page 269 - And whereas by The British North America Act 1867 it is (amongst other things) enacted that it shall be lawful for her... Page 444 - Treaties existing between them; and, for that purpose, have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:— "Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right... Page 234 - But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. Page 475 - Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles ; how much more their fulness... Page 270 - An Act for the better Government of Her Majesty's subjects resorting to China... Bibliographic information |