Keenloong — considering that national taste is the most conventional and capricious thing in the world ; that it is determined by the infinite varieties of national character, national models, and national associations ; and that even with the same... Han Wen Shih Chieh - Page 33by John Francis Davis - 1870 - 88 pagesFull view - About this book
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