The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: The CItizen of the world. Polite learning in EuropeG. Bell and sons, 1885 |
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... China , -men of letters , cultivators of the ground , and mechanics , including mer- chants . There is no state religion in China ; the emperor being of one religion , the mandarins generally of another , and the great body of the ...
... China , -men of letters , cultivators of the ground , and mechanics , including mer- chants . There is no state religion in China ; the emperor being of one religion , the mandarins generally of another , and the great body of the ...
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... Chinese appear to have undergone scarcely any change from the earliest period of their history . Their excess of ceremony ... China are never seen by their intended husbands before marriage , neither does the wife , as in other countries ...
... Chinese appear to have undergone scarcely any change from the earliest period of their history . Their excess of ceremony ... China are never seen by their intended husbands before marriage , neither does the wife , as in other countries ...
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... Chinese Philosopher II . The arrival of the Chinese in London - His motives for the journey - Some description of the streets and houses III . The description of London continued - The luxury of the English - Its benefits - The fine ...
... Chinese Philosopher II . The arrival of the Chinese in London - His motives for the journey - Some description of the streets and houses III . The description of London continued - The luxury of the English - Its benefits - The fine ...
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... Chinese in the art of gardening The description of a Chinese garden • • XXXII . Of the degeneracy of some of the ... China more replete with great actions than that of Europe XLIII . An apostrophe on the supposed death of Voltaire ...
... Chinese in the art of gardening The description of a Chinese garden • • XXXII . Of the degeneracy of some of the ... China more replete with great actions than that of Europe XLIII . An apostrophe on the supposed death of Voltaire ...
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... Chinese LII . The impossibility of distinguishing men , in England , by their dress - Two instances of this LIII . The absurd taste for obscene and pert novels , such as Tristram Shandy , ' ridiculed PAGE 184 • 187 191 • 195 · 199 LIV ...
... Chinese LII . The impossibility of distinguishing men , in England , by their dress - Two instances of this LIII . The absurd taste for obscene and pert novels , such as Tristram Shandy , ' ridiculed PAGE 184 • 187 191 • 195 · 199 LIV ...
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