 | 1850 - 638 sayfa
...poison ; gain-seeking and corrupt men will, for profit and sensuality, defeat my wishes ; but nothmg will induce me to derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." One result of the war was the ceding of the island of Hong Kong to the English. In this island, after... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1847 - 558 sayfa
...FLOWING POISON; GAIN-SEEKING AND CORRUPT MEN WILL, FOR PROFIT AND SENSUALITY, DEFEAT MY WISHES ; BUT NOTHING WILL INDUCE ME TO DERIVE A REVENUE FROM THE VICE AND MISERY OF MY PEOPLE." But money was deemed of more consequence in Hong Kong than morality; it was determined in the name of Her... | |
 | Henry Charles Sirr - 1849 - 482 sayfa
...flowing poison ; gain-seeking and corrupt men will, for profit, and sensuality, defeat my wishes ; but NOTHING will induce ME TO DERIVE A REVENUE from the VICE AND MISERY OF MY PEOPLE." The consumption of opium is rapidly increasing in China, and consequently the trade increases in proportion;... | |
 | 1850 - 720 sayfa
...flowiny poison : gain-seeking and corrupt tuen will, for profit and sensuality, defeat my wishes ; but nothing will induce me to derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people? But money was deemed of more consequence in Hong Kong than morality ; it was determined, in the name of... | |
 | Nathan Allen - 1850 - 78 sayfa
...flowing poison ; gain-seeking and corrupt men will, for profit and sensuality defeat my wishes ; but nothing will induce me to derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." Much has been said respecting the anti-social and non-intercourse character and principles of the Chinese... | |
 | 1850 - 724 sayfa
...flowing poison : gain-seeking and corrupt men will, for profit and sensuality, defeat my wishes ; but nothing will induce me to derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people.'1 But money was deemed of more consequence in Hong Kong than morality ; it was determined,... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1851 - 630 sayfa
...flowing poison : gain-seeking and corrupt men will, for profit and sensuality, defeat my wishes : but nothing will induce me to derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." The consumption of opium is rapidly increasing in China, and consequently the trade increases in proportion... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1852 - 628 sayfa
...flowing poison : gain-seeking and corrupt men will, for profit and sensuality, defeat my wishes : but nothing will induce me to derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." The consumption of opium is rapidly increasing in China, and consequently the trade increases in proportion... | |
 | Francis Bonynge - 1852 - 248 sayfa
...flowing poison. Gain-seeking and corrupt men will, for profit and sensuality, defeat my wishes ; but nothing will induce me to derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." PRESENT AND FUTUKE OF THE UNITED STATES Ir this subject be considered fully, and such reasonable data... | |
 | Henry Augustus Boardman - 1853 - 432 sayfa
...flowing -poison : gain-seeking and corrupt men will, for profit and sensuality, defeat my wishes; but nothing will induce me to derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." A voice like this from a pagan throne, might well make the ears of Christian legislators to tingle.... | |
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IT IS TRUE, I CANNOT PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FLOWING POISON; GAIN-SEEKING AND CORRUPT MEN WILL, FOR PROFIT AND SENSUALITY, DEFEAT MY WISHES ; BUT NOTHING WILL INDUCE ME TO DERIVE A REVENUE FROM THE VICE AND MISERY OF MY PEOPLE. 
