 When that very active and energetic functionary Lin resided at Canton in his high official capacity, and got involved with Europeans, he availed himself of the aid of interpreters, and of every work he could procure, either native or foreign, to obtain...  China, During the War and Since the Peace - Side 307af Sir John Francis Davis - 1852Fuld visning - Om denne bog
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...world beyond China. For this purpose he availed himself of the Missionary Tracts, the Chinese Month Magazine, a Treatise on Commerce, a Description of...United States, and of England, a work on Geography. . . . Translations were also made of all such articles in the newspapers as contained any thing concerning... | |
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