糖心经典戏曲大全

《 糖心经典戏曲大全》

　　I could not but feel great satisfaction that I was arrived in acountry governed by Christians; for though the Muscovites do, in myopinion, but just deserve the name of Christians, yet such theypretend to be, and are very devout in their way. It wouldcertainly occur to any reflecting man who travels the world as Ihave done, what a blessing it is to be brought into the world wherethe name of God and a Redeemer is known, adored, and worshipped;and not where the people, given up to strong delusions, worship thedevil, and prostrate themselves to monsters, elements, horrid-shaped animals, and monstrous images. Not a town or city we passedthrough but had their pagodas, their idols, and their temples, andignorant people worshipping even the works of their own hands. Nowwe came where, at least, a face of the Christian worship appeared;where the knee was bowed to Jesus: and whether ignorantly or not,yet the Christian religion was owned, and the name of the true Godwas called upon and adored; and it made my soul r

　　I walked it on foot, with my old pilot and a Chinese, being verydesirous of a little variety. When we came to the place it was alow, marshy ground, walled round with stones, piled up dry, withoutmortar or earth among them, like a park, with a little guard ofChinese soldiers at the door. Having bought a camel, and agreedfor the price, I came away, and the Chinese that went with me ledthe camel, when on a sudden came up five Tartars on horseback. Twoof them seized the fellow and took the camel from him, while theother three stepped up to me and my old pilot, seeing us, as itwere, unarmed, for I had no weapon about me but my sword, whichcould but ill defend me against three horsemen. The first thatcame up stopped short upon my drawing my sword, for they are arrantcowards; but a second, coming upon my left, gave me a blow on thehead, which I never felt till afterwards, and wondered, when I cameto myself, what was the matter, and where I was, for he laid meflat on the ground; but my never-failing old pilot,