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Other editions - View allCommon terms and phrasesAlceste Ambassador amongst anchored animal appearance arms arrival bamboo banks Batavia beautiful boats Borneo called Camellia oleifera canal Canton Cape Captain Maxwell ceremony characters China Chinese CLARKE ABEL colour covered cultivated described distance Embassy Emperor endeavoured entered examined exhibited feet formed gentlemen George Staunton granite ground hand head height hill hygrometer immediately imperial inches inhabitants Ipecacuanha island Java Kiang-si land leaves length loculis Lord Amherst Lord Macartney Malays Mandarins masses miles morning Morrison natives neighbourhood Noon o'clock observed obtained occasion officers Orang-Outang passed Pei-ho Pekin persons plants province quantity racter reached received resembling respecting river rock sandstone scarcely schistus seemed seen ship shore side Simon's Town Sir George Staunton situation soon species specimens suite surface Table Mountain temperature temple Tien-sing trees Tung-Chow vegetable veins vessel Viceroy voyage whilst wind Yang-tse-kiang Popular passagesPage 329 - If repeatedly refused an orange when he attempted to take it, he would shriek violently, and swing furiously about the ropes ; then return and endeavour to obtain it: if again refused, he would roll for some time like an angry child upon the deck, uttering the most piercing screams ; and then suddenly starting up, rush furiously over the side of the ship and disappear. On first witnessing this act, we thought that he had thrown himself into the sea ; but, on a search being made, found him concealed... Page 325 - Whilst in Java, he lodged in a large tamarind-tree near ray dwelling; and formed a bed by intertwining the small branches and covering them with leaves. During the day, he would lie with his head projecting beyond his nest, watching whoever might pass under, and when he saw any one with fruit, would descend to obtain a share of it. He always retired for the night at sun-set, or sooner if he had been well fed ; and rose with the sun, and visited those from whom he habitually received food. Page 327 - I was, perhaps, his most intimate acquaintance. He would always follow me to the mast-head, whither I often went for the sake of reading apart from the noise of the ship; and, having satisfied himself that my pockets contained no eatables, would lie down by my side, and pulling a topsail entirely over him, peep from it occasionally to watch my movements. Page 328 - ... receive food of which he could obtain no part. But although he held so little intercourse with them when under our inspection, I had reason to suspect that he... Page 316 - ... morbid fulness which I had been led to look for. On the contrary, I scarcely recollect to have seen a form more expressive of strength and even of vigour. It is true that he was very large, considering his height, which is about five feet seven inches ; but his largeness had nothing of umvieldiness. The fine proportion of his limbs, which has been often noticed, was still preserved. His legs, although very muscular, had the exactest symmetry. His •whole form, indeed, was so closely knit, that... Page 196 - We found ourselves at the bottom of the staircase hewn in the rock, long, narrow, steep, and rugged. At a distance a feeble taper glimmered from above, and faintly discovered to us the secrets of the vault. We, however, looked forward to it as our pole star. We scrambled up the steps, and with much trouble and fatigue arrived at the landing-place. Here an ancient bald-headed Bonze issued from his den, and offered himself as our conductor through this subterraneous labyrinth. The first place he led... Page 328 - The monkey seemed to dislike his confinement, and broke from him, but again renewed its gambols, and although frequently caught, always escaped. The intercourse, however, did not seem to be that of equals, for the Orang Outang never condescended to romp with the monkey, as he did with the boys of the ship. Page 352 - ... conversible in his manner ; but artful and fraudulent ; seeking to obtain his purpose rather by negative than positive acts ; withdrawing the means of comfort, ratherthan by inflicting what was disagreeable ; close-minded, specious and clever. Yin was of low stature and ruddy complexion, good-natured, with a little of the feudal pride of the Tartar, and ignorant, as Tartar Chinese military men generally are. Chang was rather old, tall, thin and emaciated, it is to be apprehended by the use of... Page 326 - In his attempts to obtain food, he afforded us many opportunities of judging of his sagacity and disposition. He was always very impatient to seize it when held out to him, and became passionate when it was not soon given up ; and would chase a person all over the ship to obtain it. Page 394 - Sincerity! or, in other words, Truth and Uprightness. Let my servants (the officers of the Empire) examine themselves, whether or not they can be sincere; whether or not they can be upright; I fear they will give but a poor account The virtue of the common people, is like the waving grain, (it bends with every wind that blows.) If superiors have little truth or sincerity in their hearts, the disorderly intentions of the people will certaiidy be numerous. References to this bookFrom Google ScholarDistribution And Ecology Of Hong Kong Small Mammals, With Special ...ANJALI CHANDRASEKAR-RAO References from web pagesTravels, Explorations and Empires, 1770–1835 / Major Works ... Dr. Clarke Abel bio and dwarf trees Journal of the Geological Society: geology of Hong Kong, The Robert Brown‘s contributions to Rhamnaceae systematics Bibliographic information
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