 | William Giuseppi Gulland - Porcelain - 1902 - 572 pages
...' the string of the lute and harp ' is an expression commonly used as an emblem of matrimony ; and a derivative of the same idea metaphorically implies...thought of worldly lucre or unworthy intrigue, contented themselves in recreation with their favourite lutes, the abode of the virtuous official is designated... | |
 | William Giuseppi Gulland - Porcelain - 1911 - 568 pages
...of matrimony ; and a derivative of the same idea metaphorically implies a second marriage. Besides the harmony of married life, the friendship of either...acceptation, purity and moderation in official life are similiarly typified. In allusion to the lettered functionaries of old, who, without thought of worldly... | |
 | William Giuseppe Gulland - Porcelain - 1911 - 566 pages
...of matrimony ; and a derivative of the same idea metaphorically implies a second marriage. Besides the harmony of married life, the friendship of either...acceptation, purity and moderation in official life are similiarly typified. In allusion to the lettered functionaries of old, who, without thought of worldly... | |
 | William Giuseppi Gulland - Porcelain - 1918 - 572 pages
...of matrimony ; and a derivative of the same idea metaphorically implies a second marriage. Besides the harmony of married life, the friendship of either...thought of worldly lucre or unworthy intrigue, contented themselves in recreation with their favourite lutes, the abode of the virtuous official is designated... | |
 | Charles Alfred Speed Williams - Social Science - 1976 - 520 pages
...produced by the musical strains of the Ch'in and the Se is emblematical of matrimonial happiness. "Besides the harmony of married life, the friendship of either...purity and moderation in official life are similarly typified."1 Among the stringed instruments the Ch'in is the most ancient and honourable. The name is... | |
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... typified. In allusion to the lettered functionaries of old, who, without thought of worldly lucre or unworthy intrigue, contented themselves in recreation with their favourite lutes, the abode of the virtuous official is designated the ' Lute Hall,'... 