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In such a manner, without in any great degree altering the matter of Lo Kuan's works, all the scenes and persons introduced were transferred to much earlier dynasties than those affected by the incomparable writer himself, the final effect being to give an air of extreme unoriginality to his really undoubtedly genuine conceptions.
Lo Kuan's well-known exclamation of the Emperor Tsing on the battlefield of Shih-ho, 'A sedan-chair! a sedan-chair! This person will unhesitatingly exchange his entire and well-regulated Empire for such an article, was attributed to an Emperor who lived several thousand years before the treacherous and unpopular Tsing.
"Can it hold a flag in its beak, or do any tricks?" "It's the 'jade-crested and gold-headed bird," smiled Chia Ch'iang. "How much did you give for it?" Pao-yue continued. "A tael and eight mace," replied Chia Ch'iang. But while replying to his inquiries, he motioned to Pao-yue to take a seat, and then went himself into Ling Kuan's apartment.
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