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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. 1862. PASSAGE TO HONG-KONG. " In vain may tropic climes display Their glittering shores-their gorgeous shells; Though bright birds wing their dazzling way, And glorious flowers adorn the dells, Though nature there prolific pours The treasures of her magic hand, The eye, but not the Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. 1862. PASSAGE TO HONG-KONG. " In vain may tropic climes display Their glittering shores-their gorgeous shells; Though bright birds wing their dazzling way, And glorious flowers adorn the dells, Though nature there prolific pours The treasures of her magic hand, The eye, but not the heart, adores- The heart still beats for native land."-Lover. Having obtained two months' leave of absence, he came home in the middle of April. Fully aware of the risks he would run in China from the unhealthiness of the climate, his father was most anxious to try to effect an exchange for him. But he would not hear of it. He said that when he entered the service he made up his mind to go wherever he was ordered. He was so brave and cheerful to the last, and spoke so hopefully of a happy meeting in a few short years, his friends felt no fear of the future; and, as they parted from him, they little thought that it was for the last time. On the 2cth of June he sailed from Southampton. He writes on that date: - On Board The Ceylon, At Southampton. I embarked to-day, as you may see. I like the ship very much. She is beautifully clean, and not at all crowded, there being only twenty-four first-class passengers. Nearly every one has a cabin to himself. There is a young fellow in the Bengal Engineers with me. Everything looks bright, and we have every prospect of a pleasant voyage. . I met several friends in London, home on leave from Gibraltar. The Exhibition is a great success. . We expect to arrive at Suez about the 4th of July, and in Ceylon about the 22nd. . He continued to write home constantly during the voyage. On Board S.S. Ceylon, June 23, 1862. We have now got out of the Bay of Biscay-the terror of sea-sick travellers-and. Books, Biography & Autobiography~~General, With-Gordon-in-China~~Thomas-Lyster, 999999999, With Gordon In China, Thomas Lyster, 1143050010, Nabu Press, , , , , Nabu Press<

ISBN: 9781143050015

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHA… Meer...

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. 1862. PASSAGE TO HONG-KONG. " In vain may tropic climes display Their glittering shores-their gorgeous shells; Though bright birds wing their dazzling way, And glorious flowers adorn the dells, Though nature there prolific pours The treasures of her magic hand, The eye, but not the Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. 1862. PASSAGE TO HONG-KONG. " In vain may tropic climes display Their glittering shores-their gorgeous shells; Though bright birds wing their dazzling way, And glorious flowers adorn the dells, Though nature there prolific pours The treasures of her magic hand, The eye, but not the heart, adores- The heart still beats for native land."-Lover. Having obtained two months' leave of absence, he came home in the middle of April. Fully aware of the risks he would run in China from the unhealthiness of the climate, his father was most anxious to try to effect an exchange for him. But he would not hear of it. He said that when he entered the service he made up his mind to go wherever he was ordered. He was so brave and cheerful to the last, and spoke so hopefully of a happy meeting in a few short years, his friends felt no fear of the future; and, as they parted from him, they little thought that it was for the last time. On the 2cth of June he sailed from Southampton. He writes on that date: - On Board The Ceylon, At Southampton. I embarked to-day, as you may see. I like the ship very much. She is beautifully clean, and not at all crowded, there being only twenty-four first-class passengers. Nearly every one has a cabin to himself. There is a young fellow in the Bengal Engineers with me. Everything looks bright, and we have every prospect of a pleasant voyage. . I met several friends in London, home on leave from Gibraltar. The Exhibition is a great success. . We expect to arrive at Suez about the 4th of July, and in Ceylon about the 22nd. . He continued to write home constantly during the voyage. On Board S.S. Ceylon, June 23, 1862. We have now got out of the Bay of Biscay-the terror of sea-sick travellers-and. Books, Biography & Autobiography~~General, With-Gordon-in-China~~Thomas-Lyster, , , , , , , , , , Nabu Press<

ISBN: 9781143050015

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either pa… Meer...

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ISBN: 9781143050015

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