The People of China: Their History, Court, Religion, Government ... to which is Added, a Sketch of Protestant MissionsReligious Tract Society, 1843 - 336 Seiten |
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... Frequently , as in the case of Esther , she is chosen for her beauty ; but the choice is sometimes determined by the birth and connexions of the individual . From the moment the emperor has fixed his choice , the empress assumes the ...
... Frequently , as in the case of Esther , she is chosen for her beauty ; but the choice is sometimes determined by the birth and connexions of the individual . From the moment the emperor has fixed his choice , the empress assumes the ...
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... frequently is , for- feited . Nor is it by misdeeds alone that they are degraded . A superior genius is sufficient to insure its possessor imprisonment or exile . At the present day several of the descendants of imperial majesty live ...
... frequently is , for- feited . Nor is it by misdeeds alone that they are degraded . A superior genius is sufficient to insure its possessor imprisonment or exile . At the present day several of the descendants of imperial majesty live ...
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... frequently removed from one station to another , raised and degraded , summoned to ap- pear before the throne , and again dismissed . The principal authority , moreover , is divided between two grandees , independent and frequently ...
... frequently removed from one station to another , raised and degraded , summoned to ap- pear before the throne , and again dismissed . The principal authority , moreover , is divided between two grandees , independent and frequently ...
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