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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 177

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his time, not reduced tosubmission. At any rate, it must be admitted thatthere is great obscurity in the theocraticgovernment of Tibet, and particularlyin the diiference between the powers andattributes of the Dalai-Lama, who residesat Lassa, and the Teshoo-Lama, who is at 132 CHINA, ITS COSTUME,… … ^ Q ARTS, AND MANUFACTURES. 133 A BUFFOON, DRESSED LIKE A WOMAN,APPARENTLY ROWING A BOAT ONLAND. We have already spoken of those paste-board horses, which convey the illusion ofreal life ; the Chinese hav^e another, andfar more extravagant burlesque, whichconsists in imitating the motion of a…

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