...of feveral rings of light, one above another, which caft a whitifli or filver-coloured flame, and, in a moment, turned night into day. At length the emperor, with his own hand, fet fire to the whole machine, which, in an inftant, appeared all in a blaze, and, being eighty...

...of feveral rings ot' light, one above another, which call a whitifh or filver-ioloured flame, and, in a moment, turned night into day. At length the emperor, with his own hand, fet fire to the wholmachine, which, in an inftant, appeared all in a blaze, and, being eighty...

...form of pillars, of diverfe fto<ries of lights placed in a circle, the light of which was like filver, which in a moment turned night into day; at length...fire to one of the works, and in a fhort time it was commu-- nicated to all fides of the place, which was eighty foot long, and forty or fifty broad: The...

...filver-coloured * circles, which made a moft beautiful appear* ance, and in a moment converted the night * into day. 'At length, the emperor, with his own hands, * fet; fire to one part of the work, which, in a * moment, was communicated to every corner 'of * of the place, though...

...divers stories of lights placed in a circle, the light of which was like silver, and which in VOL. II. D a moment turned night into day. At length the emperor with his own hands sets fire to one of the works, and in a short time it was communicated to all sides of the place, which...

...in a circle, the light of which was like silver, and which in VOL. II. D 84 CHINA AND THE CHINESE. a moment turned night into day. At length the emperor with his own hands sets fire to one of the works, and in a short time it was communicated to all sides of the place, which...