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... Europe rang with the praise of China , from Abbé Raynal to Oliver Goldsmith . It was natural enough that some people ... Europe , and it was no wonder that the general attitude in Europe was one of con- tempt , rather than admiration ...
... Europe rang with the praise of China , from Abbé Raynal to Oliver Goldsmith . It was natural enough that some people ... Europe , and it was no wonder that the general attitude in Europe was one of con- tempt , rather than admiration ...
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... Europe , notwithstanding its noble antecedents and its professed Christianity , will tend to become another China . What is it that has hitherto preserved Europe from this lot ? What has made the European family of nations an improving ...
... Europe , notwithstanding its noble antecedents and its professed Christianity , will tend to become another China . What is it that has hitherto preserved Europe from this lot ? What has made the European family of nations an improving ...
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... Europe and rejoices that he is " a native of that kingdom which derives its original from the sun . " Chinese history exhibits " an antient extended empire , established by laws which nature and reason seem to have dictated , " and Europe ...
... Europe and rejoices that he is " a native of that kingdom which derives its original from the sun . " Chinese history exhibits " an antient extended empire , established by laws which nature and reason seem to have dictated , " and Europe ...
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CHINA THROUGH THE ENGLISH IMAGINATI | 1 |
PROSE | 7 |
An Astonishing Experience of Sun Yatsen | 39 |
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