Cathay and the Way Thither: Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China, Volume 1Hakluyt society, 1866 - China |
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Common terms and phrases
Acta Sanctorum ambassadors ancient appears Arab Armenia Asia Badakhshan Bengal called capital Caspian Cathay Cattigara century Ceylon Champa chief China Chinese Christians church copies Cosmas Deguignes dinars Dizabulus dynasty east eastern Edrisi elephants embassy Emperor empire envoys extracts Friar Friuli frontier gates of China gold Gulf hath Hiwen Thsang Ibn Batuta India infra island Italian Jordanus journey Kashgar Khan Khanfu Khotan king kingdom Klaproth land Lassen Latin latter Mahomed Mahomedan Malabar Mandeville Marco Polo Masudi mentioned merchants mission Mongol mountains Nestorian notices Odoric Odoric's narrative Oxus passage passed Pauthier perhaps Persian port Prairies d'Or printed probably province Ptolemy quæ quoted Ramusio region reign Reinaud Relations river Roman Rubruquis Samarkand Saracens says seems sent seqq Seres Shah silk silver speaks stone story Tana Tartars translation traveller Trebizond Turks Udine Venice Voyages whilst Zemarchus
Popular passages
Page clxx - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Page 51 - The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents : the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him : all nations shall serve him.
Page 111 - San-pan, where he disgorges his prey, and again resumes his labours. And, what is more wonderful still, if one of the cormorants gets hold of a fish of large size, so large that he would have some difficulty in taking it to the boat, some of the others, seeing his dilemma, hasten to his assistance, and with their efforts united capture the animal and haul him off to the boat.
Page cxxiv - Their betters as craftsmen in every art practised by man are not to be found in the whole world. Their country is very rich in corn, in wine, in gold and silver, in silk, and in every kind of produce tending to the support of mankind.
Page xli - The region of the Seres is a vast and populous country, touching on the east the ocean and the limits of the habitable world ; and extending west nearly to Imaus and the confines of Bactria. The people are civilized men, of mild, just, and frugal temper ; eschewing collisions with their neighbors, and even shy of close intercourse, but not averse to dispose of their own products, of which raw silk is the staple, but which include also silk stuffs, furs, and iron of remarkable quality.
Page clxxv - I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Page clxxi - India, where the Indian Sea is, there is a Church of Christians with clergy and a congregation of believers, though I know not if there be any Christians...
Page 199 - Catholic faith, and built a church of royal magnificence in honour of Our God, of the Holy Trinity, and of Our Lord the Pope, giving it the name of the Roman Church.