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The imperial epistle from Kien Long, Emperor of China, to George the Third, King of Great Britain

&c. &c. &c. In the year 1794. Transmitted from the Emperor, and presented to His Britannic Majesty by his excellency the Right Honourable George Earl MacCartney of the Kingdom of Ireland, K. B. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of China in the years 1792, 1793, and 1794. Translated into English verse from the original Chinese poetry. With notes by various persons of eminence and distinction, and by the translator [i.e. T. J. Mathias]. Second edition
Mathias, Thomas James (1754?-1835)
 
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The imperial epistle from Kien Long, Emperor of China, to George the Third, King of Great Britain

&c. &c. &c. In the year 1794. Transmitted from the Emperor, and presented to His Britannic Majesty by his excellency the Right Honourable George Earl MacCartney of the Kingdom of Ireland, K. B. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of China in the years 1792, 1793, and 1794. Translated into English verse from the original Chinese poetry. With notes by various persons of eminence and distinction, and by the translator [i.e. T. J. Mathias]. Second edition

Thomas James Mathias

1754?-1835
Printed for R. White [etc.]
London
1796
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