An Authentic Account of the Chinese Commission, Which Was Sent to Report on the Great Exhibition: Wherein the Opinion of China Is Shown as Not Corresponding at All With Our Own (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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For Congou - yes, Congou, the old and the rough Was the name of the man, and it told well enough That into hot-water be frequently got, And that people were sending him always to pot. Well, the sentence was passed; but, before very long; The Emperor fancied he might have done wrong That England, on seeing so thorough a scamp.

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