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The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
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Poetry examples for “li”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →ties than the Athenians? — who better knew, that
corruption and debauchery are the greatest foes to li-
berty ? — who better knew, than they, that the free-
Read full poem →Sub. What wuuldst thou have me 10 swear ?
Trick. To leave idle disputation and high ffords li.rindii*
try in promoting our common cause ; this will best becomt
Read full poem →■ uwlinj^ have the person scon,
\ » . |vn li.ilh part stage and actor been?
v-j v^t I I viv, that I ciMi scarv."e ibrbear
Read full poem →thereof, or where the royal family should at any time
reside. It also took ft oui the crown the power of li-
censing anymore theatres, and inflicted heavy penalties
Read full poem →font inte sty 4 ; a
Li Hf iii avi a i,
, mick at a
Read full poem →““What’s the matter?’ murmured Malty, thickly.
“Kaint you like a fellah a li'l’ bit?”
Read full poem →EDMUND CLARENCE SredpMan. author of The Li-
brary of American Literature, Victorian Poets, etc.
Read full poem →Book Duch. 588. Cf. Comment li juisier _Ticius_
S'efforcent ostoir de mangier;
