At daybreak, on the morning of July 8, we first made land, which proved to be Cape Idzu, a lofty headland on…
Those who obtain their living in the streets of the metropolis are a very large and varied class; indeed, the means resorted to in order “to…
Why does that man run away?He runs away because he is afraid.
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The Sciopticon (pronounced Si-op-ti-con), is by far the most convenient and easily managed of any form of Magic Lantern. Its ridge of wide, intensified double flame, lying lengthwise in the…
The industry of Londoners is truly wonderful; and those who know no better are accustomed to give them credit for it, which they deserve just as much…
By George Staunton. An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, volume I, 1797.
These gentlemen were received on board the Lion with attention and cordiality. Much of the stiffness which…