Diary of a Journey Overland Through the Maritime Provinces of China From Mancha
Diary of a Journey Overland Through the Maritime Provinces of China From Mancha
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— Fresh breezes from the S. E. And cloudy weather throughout. At nine a. M. Having received 40 sapekas each, we set out from Fat-chou-ou, and at noon crossed in large flat- bottomed boats the river Suifan-miu, which is perhaps a branch of the Tigris, being large and navigable a long way to the north-eastward.
We continued our route N. By E. On good roads, and through a most picturesque and romantic country, intersected by many small streams. The whole was in the finest state of cultivation, and... the scene in every point to which the view was directed, was enlivened by numerous country-houses interspersed here and there. These houses had large gardens attached, which were laid out with a rural taste, that seems peculiar to this people : these houses, we were informed, were the residences of opulent mandarines and merchants, who spend much of their leisure at those peaceful and elegant retreats.
Our steps frequently lingered whilst we were irresistibly de- tained amidst this delightfiil scenery^ by the various concert of the warbling tribe, which, from the trembling echo in the vallies, produced a highly pleasing effect : the whole was inde- scribably enchanting, whilst the air around us, far and wide, was richly perfumed by a thgusand gratifying odours, teeming from the most elegant variety of herbs and plants, whose beau- tiful tints rendered the face of the soil superior to the finest car- towards Tenon^ in Cochin-China^ &^c.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
— Fresh breezes from the S. E. And cloudy weather throughout. At nine a. M. Having received 40 sapekas each, we set out from Fat-chou-ou, and at noon crossed in large flat- bottomed boats the river Suifan-miu, which is perhaps a branch of the Tigris, being large and navigable a long way to the north-eastward.
We continued our route N. By E. On good roads, and through a most picturesque and romantic country, intersected by many small streams. The whole was in the finest state of cultivation, and... the scene in every point to which the view was directed, was enlivened by numerous country-houses interspersed here and there. These houses had large gardens attached, which were laid out with a rural taste, that seems peculiar to this people : these houses, we were informed, were the residences of opulent mandarines and merchants, who spend much of their leisure at those peaceful and elegant retreats.
Our steps frequently lingered whilst we were irresistibly de- tained amidst this delightfiil scenery^ by the various concert of the warbling tribe, which, from the trembling echo in the vallies, produced a highly pleasing effect : the whole was inde- scribably enchanting, whilst the air around us, far and wide, was richly perfumed by a thgusand gratifying odours, teeming from the most elegant variety of herbs and plants, whose beau- tiful tints rendered the face of the soil superior to the finest car- towards Tenon^ in Cochin-China^ &^c.
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