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Title: 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
Year: 1851 (1850s)
Authors: Edwards, H. Sutherland (Henry Sutherland), 1828-1906 Vizetelly, Henry, 1820-1894
Subjects: Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England) Chinese Intercultural communication
Publisher: (London) : Printed at 15 and 16, Gough Square, by H. Vizetelly, and sold by him there ...
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
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, he thoughtt would be as well To play the part of the illustrious stranger B 18 AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF Without delay. And therefore, he assumedSuch airs, that all he visited presumedHe must have moved in very high society;And then he formed so pleasing a varietyAmongst Italians, Germans, and the restOf foreigners (all more or less distressed),That soon among the circles, called the best,Congou was welcomed as a favoured guest. Gladly would he in Germany or FranceHave eaten at the table dhote of chance.In Paris or Berlin he might have triedIn vain to borrow money for a ride;But here in London, city of the free,He found himself at perfect liberty,As far as dining went, to suit his will—To choose his host, and never pay his bill.While half-a-dozen people made proposalTo place their carriages at his disposal. And as he knew that if they thought him poor,In vain he d beg his bread from door to door,He took some pains reports abroad to send JThat he could boast of treasures without end.
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CONGOU WAS ASKED TO DINNER IN GREAT STATE,AND THEN PRESENTED WITH A PIECE OF PLATE. THE CHINESE COMMISSION. jg (And so he could, and did, boast every day,Although the fact was quite the other way.)And when t was heard that he was vastly rich,Enthusiasm reached to such a pitch,That all his friends resolved, without dissent,A testimonial they must now present—That only by a general subscriptionCould merit of so solid a descriptionBe ever duly honoured. Thus, ere long(The public feeling being very strong),Congou was asked to dinner in great state,And then presented with a piece of plate. And when the first of May arrived, Congou still kept his high position,Nor had he yet at all contrived To think about the Exhibition ;While Sing-Song of nought else could dream. But Sing-Songs name reminds us nowThat we shall most neglectful seem, Unless we mention where and howHe lived. We left him at the railway stationWith Congou ; thence we take up our narration :— B 2 20 AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF

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