"Nanking" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... could be; And never was seen such beautiful eyes. Two almond-kernels in shape and size, Set in a couple of slanting gashes, And not in the least disfigured by lashes; And then such feet! You'd scarcely meet In the longest walk through the grandest street (And you might go seeking From Nanking to Peking) A pair ...
— Successful Recitations • Various
... seven smaller pearls and a whole bushel of ordinary pearls. The messengers took leave, rode off with their pearls on a dragon's back, and in a moment they had reached the banks of the Yangtze-kiang. They made their way to Nanking, the imperial capital, and there handed over their treasure ...
— The Chinese Fairy Book • Various |
