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The breakfast consisted of kedgerce ( rice and eggs ) , fish , game , fowls , curry and rice , stews , oranges , pears , pomegranates , eggs , bread - and - butter , cakes of all kinds , pancakes , and a number of other dishes which ...
The breakfast consisted of kedgerce ( rice and eggs ) , fish , game , fowls , curry and rice , stews , oranges , pears , pomegranates , eggs , bread - and - butter , cakes of all kinds , pancakes , and a number of other dishes which ...
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Further references to events of the kind are to be found in the autobiography of General Sir J. B. Hearsey . “ On one occasion , ” says he , " a young subaltern from a native regiment was shot dead ; and in another duel a young man was ...
Further references to events of the kind are to be found in the autobiography of General Sir J. B. Hearsey . “ On one occasion , ” says he , " a young subaltern from a native regiment was shot dead ; and in another duel a young man was ...
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N former times , the Japanese were looked upon as children and Japan as a kind of doll's house where they had wooden images dressed in the gorgeous Oriental costumes of mediæval times and ...
N former times , the Japanese were looked upon as children and Japan as a kind of doll's house where they had wooden images dressed in the gorgeous Oriental costumes of mediæval times and ...
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... official at the Emperor's Court eagerly coveted an extraordinarily fine plum tree which was in the possession of a gardener . This tree was of the furyo kind ( which means “ lying dragon " ) and was , therefore , highly prized .
... official at the Emperor's Court eagerly coveted an extraordinarily fine plum tree which was in the possession of a gardener . This tree was of the furyo kind ( which means “ lying dragon " ) and was , therefore , highly prized .
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It is also supposed to have its indwelling Spirits and to drive away impure and evil beings of the same kind . This belief is strikingly illustrated in another folk - tale entitled : “ The Spirit of the Lotus Lily .
It is also supposed to have its indwelling Spirits and to drive away impure and evil beings of the same kind . This belief is strikingly illustrated in another folk - tale entitled : “ The Spirit of the Lotus Lily .
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