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Page 111
... laws , manners , language , or even fashion of dress ; in evidence of which they appeal to a series of eclipses , marking contemporary events , all accurately calcu- lated , for 2155 years before the birth of Christ . As it is easy to ...
... laws , manners , language , or even fashion of dress ; in evidence of which they appeal to a series of eclipses , marking contemporary events , all accurately calcu- lated , for 2155 years before the birth of Christ . As it is easy to ...
Page 112
... laws of China are remarkably severe , but their execution may be re- mitted by the emperor . The judicial tribunals are regulat- ed by a body of written laws of great antiquity , and founded on the basis of universal justice and equity ...
... laws of China are remarkably severe , but their execution may be re- mitted by the emperor . The judicial tribunals are regulat- ed by a body of written laws of great antiquity , and founded on the basis of universal justice and equity ...
Page 115
... laws , policy , and knowledge of the arts and sciences , exhibit unquestiona- ble proofs of great antiquity and early civilization ; but that the extraordinary measure of duration assigned to their em- pire by some modern writers ...
... laws , policy , and knowledge of the arts and sciences , exhibit unquestiona- ble proofs of great antiquity and early civilization ; but that the extraordinary measure of duration assigned to their em- pire by some modern writers ...
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