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A. On the bow of the ship was the image of the God of Fire. (*) To the left was 



the idol //The clear percepting ear," ( 2 ) and to the right the idol //The thousand- 

 mile-seeing eye." ( 3 ) There was, also, an antithetical couplet. 



ft. 105. How does it run? 



A. Favorable currents and winds please men; 



A genial sun and moon suit the weather. ( 4 ) 



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0,. 106. Which deity stood in the middle of the ship? 



A. In the middle of the ship stood the image of the Holy prince Kwan. ( 5 ) To it's left 



stood the prince Kwan-phing ( 6 ), and to it's right the general Chau-choang. ( 7 ) 



There was, also, an antithetical couplet. 

 ft. 107. How does is run? 

 A. In the time of Liu there were no two loyal and valiant warriors ; 



He was the first among the men of- the cuirass and casque of the Han-dynasty. ( 8 ) 



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ft. 108. Which deity stood on the stern of the ship? ( 9 ) 



A. On the stern stood our Holy mother the Queen of Heaven, from the temple Kao- 



hhi. ( 10 ) To her right and left, at her feet, stood the generals Hiang and Holt. ( u ) 

 ft. 109. Which deity was in the hold of the ship? 

 A. In the hold stood our Holy mother Kwan-yin. ( 12 ) The Hung-brethern stood on 



both sides, and the eighteen Lo-han ( 13 ) were, also, present. 



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(*) Vari: In Fuh-kian, at Amoy, is the Hall of great fidelity. In Canton , at Hwui-chao, is the temple Hai- 



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ga yft | -^ [ Famous generals from the time of the three states, (A. D. 168 — 256), 

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( 8 ) Liu or Liu-pi, a famous general from the period of the three states. (Comp. p. 2.) „There was only 

 one man, and that man was Kwan-ti," 



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( 13 ) ||| $||, the principal disciples of Budha, the Arhan, 



