Five Months On the Yang-Tsze ... And Notices of the Present Rebellions in China
The book Five Months On the Yang-Tsze ... And Notices of the Present Rebellions in China was written by author Blakiston, Thomas Wright, 1832-1891 Here you can read free online of Five Months On the Yang-Tsze ... And Notices of the Present Rebellions in China book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Five Months On the Yang-Tsze ... And Notices of the Present Rebellions in China a good or bad book?
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239 sluggish, and at others obstructed by sand islands and reefs of rock, causing in some places small rapids. The country is also Tery diversified in appearance, but without being what can be called mountainous. At Ho-kiang it was hiUy to the south-east -and east. When we passed upwards, the weather was too thick to allow any thing to be seen at a distance, but on descending we observed a beautiful country on the south side of the river, to the south-west of the city, with distant mountains. S...ome of the cottage scenes on this part of the river are very lovely. The day before arriving at Ho-kiang I recollect very well going ashore in the evening after we anchored and walking along the bank, which was there formed by the steep side of a lull, when I came suddenly on a delightful retired little nook. A small neat cottage stood under the lee of a rocky cliff, and was entirely secluded from public view by a profasiori of foliage. The ordinary bamboo formed of course the mass, the orange added a deep green, while the banana and a sohtaiy palm gave a tropical touch, and the whole was softened down by the graceful curves of the top shoots of the feathery bamboo.
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