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1、THEMIRROROFKONGHOTHEMIRROROFKONGHOBYERNESTBRAMAH1THEMIRROROFKONGHOAlivelyandamusingcollectionoflettersonwesternlivingwrittenbyKongHo,aChinesegentleman.Theseaddressedtohishomeland,refertotheWesternersinLondonasbarbariansandmanyoftheaidstolifeinoursocietygiveKongHoendlessfoodfor
2、thought.Thesearethingssuchasthemotorcarandthepiano;unknowninChinaatthistime.2THEMIRROROFKONGHOINTRODUCTIONESTIMABLEBARBARIAN,--YouropportunesuggestionthatIshouldpermittheletters,whereinIhavedescribedwithundeviatingfidelitythecustomsandmannerofbehavingofyouraccomplishedrace,tob
3、esetforthintheformofprintedleavesforalltobehold,isdoubtlessgracefully-intentioned,andthispersonwillraisenobarrierofdissentagainstit.Inthisheisinspiredbythebenevolenthopethathisimmaturecompositionsmaytooneextentbecomeamodelandaby-wordtothosewhointurnvisithisownlandofFragrantPur
4、ity;forwithexactingcarehehassetdownnodetailthathasnotcomeunderhisdirectobservation(althoughitisnottobedeniedthathereortherehemay,perchance,havemisunderstoodaninvolvedallusionorfailedtograsptheinnersignificanceofanact),sothatImpartialitynecessarilyswayshisbrush,andTruthlurkswit
5、hinhisinkpot.Inanentirelycontrarymannersome,whoofrecentyearshavegratifieduswiththeirmagnanimouspresence,havereturnedtotheirowncountriesnotonlywiththeinternalfittingsofmanyofourpalaces(which,beingforthemostpartofareplaceablenature,needbeonlytriviallyreferredto,theincident,indee
6、d,beinggenerallyregardedasamostcordialandpressingvarietyofforeignpoliteness),butalso--inthelackofhighly-spicedactuality--withsubtly-imaginedandtrulyobjectionableinstances.Thesecalumniestheyhavenothesitatedtocommittotheformofprintedbooks,which,fallingintothehandsoftheignorantan
7、dundiscriminating,mayevensuggesttotheirill-balancedmindsadoubtwhetherweoftheCelestialEmpirereallyarethewisest,bravest,purest,andmostenlightenedpeopleinexistence.Asaparting,itonlyremainstobesaidthat,inordertomaintainunimpairedthequaint-soundingbrevityandarchaicconstructionofyou
8、rprepossessinglanguage,Ihaveengravedmostoftheremarksuponthere
