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China, its costume, arts, manufactures, &c. : edited principally from the originals in the cabinet of the late M. Bertin, with observations explanatory, historical, and literary (1812)

Breton, M. (Jean Baptiste Joseph), Bertin, Henri-Léonard-Jean-Baptiste, 1719-1792, Freschi, Andrea, b. 1774 · London : Printed for J.J. Stockdale ... · leaf 135

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se to house. You see, said he, I am in this situation for the good ofyour souls ; nor shall I quit it until allthe nails, above two thousand, with whichit is stuck, have been purchased. Everynail, added he, will cost you sixpence;it will, you may be assured, be a source ofblessing to your families:… … Mp £ta 2 ARTS, AND MANUFACTURES. 95 THE PALACE OF YUEN-MING-YUEN. The palace of Yuen-Ming-Yuen, or theautumnal palace of the emperor of China,is at some distance from Pekin, and be-yond the great town of Hai-Tien. The gardens are surrounded by walls,and are at least twelve miles in circum*ference.…

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