Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 188W. Blackwood, 1910 - Scotland |
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Page 41
... fires . For the whole township is astir ; indeed , work has be- gun an hour or more ago in the fields and gardens : the great bronze - skinned ox plods mon- otonously round , to work the long sweep of the nora ( or well ) , whose huge ...
... fires . For the whole township is astir ; indeed , work has be- gun an hour or more ago in the fields and gardens : the great bronze - skinned ox plods mon- otonously round , to work the long sweep of the nora ( or well ) , whose huge ...
Page 60
... fire , which is on the floor in the middle of the room . Every Chinaman clears his throat and expectorates on the walls and floor , and they all seem to have colds in winter . As every Chinaman snores , and the animals which belong to ...
... fire , which is on the floor in the middle of the room . Every Chinaman clears his throat and expectorates on the walls and floor , and they all seem to have colds in winter . As every Chinaman snores , and the animals which belong to ...
Page 61
... fires are charcoal or wood braziers , or an open wood fire in the centre of the room . We each paid 500 cash ( about eighteenpence ) per night for our rooms , and our landlord was a cheery old fellow , and often came to have a chat with ...
... fires are charcoal or wood braziers , or an open wood fire in the centre of the room . We each paid 500 cash ( about eighteenpence ) per night for our rooms , and our landlord was a cheery old fellow , and often came to have a chat with ...
Page 63
... fire , and they would make a place for the dog to come too , and sit on his haunches with his chest to the warmth ; and they then would prepare tea and the best pro- vender that they had , gener- ally a white sticky sort of sweetmeat ...
... fire , and they would make a place for the dog to come too , and sit on his haunches with his chest to the warmth ; and they then would prepare tea and the best pro- vender that they had , gener- ally a white sticky sort of sweetmeat ...
Page 82
... fire- wood . Somewhere , mysteri- ous , veiled , majestic , a pre- siding deity , called a Commis- saire , occupies a hidden shrine . If you ask to have him pro- duced , Chinese servants will lay their cheeks on the palms of their hands ...
... fire- wood . Somewhere , mysteri- ous , veiled , majestic , a pre- siding deity , called a Commis- saire , occupies a hidden shrine . If you ask to have him pro- duced , Chinese servants will lay their cheeks on the palms of their hands ...
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