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At the request of several families he and Mrs Legge gave a home for some months to a young Dutch girl, a granddaughter of the first Dutch governor of the Straits Settlements. She had several pearls of which the Dutch residents were great collectors, got from oysters found in a river of the Malay Peninsula, when she left them she gave Mrs Legge a small box containing a large pearl the size of a pea, with a blue spot on it, and two others not so large. This box was then put away and locked up. Several weeks later he took it out and on opening it discovered more than a dozen pearls, most of them very small. Astonished at the phenomenon he called his chief servant, a Portuguese, who happened to enter the room and who expressed no surprise but declared it to be a common occurrence. On enquiry he found that many of the Dutch people had jars of pearls, large and small, which had accumulated in this way. Some years later he related the incident at dinner on board ship. The captain was a cautio...

性相近, 习相远 are the ipsissima verba of Confucius, and form the chief dogma in Confucian ethics. It was vigorously upheld by Mencius, and opposed by Hsün K'uang of the 3rd cent. B.C. who held that the nature of man is radically evil, and also by Yang Hsiung who taught that it is neither one nor the other but a mixture of the two. ---- Herbert Allen Giles,  San Tzu Ching

Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo， Crossing over Arirang Pass. My Dear, if you abandoned me, Will not walk even ten li before you hurt feet. Just as there are many stars in the clear sky, There are also many dreams in my heart. Arirang Pass is the long road you go. Over there is the Baekdu Mountain, [Baekdu: whitehead] Even in the middle of winter days flowers bloom. Arirang Mount is my Tear-Falling Hill, So seeking my love, I cannot stay still. Wondrous time, happy time—let us delay; Till night is over, go not away. The brightest of stars stud the sky so blue; Deep in my bosom burns bitterest rue. Man’s heart is like water streaming downhill; Woman’s heart is well water—so deep and still. Young men’s love is like pinecones seeming sound, But when the wind blows, they fall to the ground. Birds in the morning sing simply to eat; Birds in the evening sing for love sweet. When man has attained to the age of a score, The mind of a woman should be his love. The trees and ...

Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree? I travel the world And the seven seas, Everybody's looking for something. Some of them want to use you Some of them want to get used by you Some of them want to abuse you Some of them want to be abused. [1] Keep your head up, movin' on Hold your head up, movin' on Written by Lennox, Annie / Stewart, David Allan. [1] "Abuse" means: ▸to be treated someone in a cruel or violent way ▸to have sex with someone who is unable to refuse ▸to use something in a bad, dishonest, or harmful way ▸to use alcohol or illegal drugs in a way that is harmful to your health ▸to speak to someone in an angry, offensive way Why do some people want to be physically, emotionally, or verbally abused? You might feel that it's a crazy idea at first, but when you listen to this song again and again, you could see the profound truth hidden in the darkest corner of human heart, and the vivid moving images of the disto...

I been laid off from work My rent is due My kids all need Brand new shoes So I went to the bank To see what they could do They said son - looks like bad luck Got a hold on you Money's too tight to mention I can't get an unemployment extension Money's too tight to mention I went to my brother To see what he could do - He said brother like to help you But I'm unable to So I called on my father, He said Money's too tight to mention I can't even qualify for my pension We talk about Reaganomics [1], Oh lord down in the congress They're passing all kinds of bills From down Capitol Hill Money's too tight to mention (cutbac) We're talk-in' about money money We're talk-in' 'bout the dollar bill [2] Now what are we all to do When the money’s got a hold on you? (Writers: John and William Valentine) [1] Reaganomics is a popular term used to refer to the economic policies of Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. Pres...

Darken the city, night is a-wire [1] Steam in the subway, earth is a afire Woman, you want me, give me a sign And catch my breathing even closer behind In touch with the ground Smell like I sound, I'm lost in a crowd Straddle the line in discord and rhyme Mouth is alive with juices like wine Stalked in the forest, too close to hide I'll be upon you by the moonlight side High blood drumming on your skin, it's so tight You feel my heat, I'm just a moment behind In touch with the ground A scent and a sound, I'm lost and I'm found I howl and I whine, I'm after you Mouth is alive, all running inside Burning the ground, I break from the crowd I smell like I sound, I'm lost and I'm found Strut on a line, it's discord and rhyme Mouth is alive with juices like wine I'm on the hunt I'm after you And I'm hungry like the wolf [1]A-wire: crazy, insane, chaotic, also know as "haywire".

By Aloe Bacc I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me Bad times are comin and I reap what I don't sow Well let me tell you somthin all that glitters ain't gold It's been a long old trouble long old troublesome road And I'm looking for somebody come and help me carry this load Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need Well I don't know if I'm walking on solid ground Cause everything around me is falling down And all I want - is for someone - to help me I had a job but the boss man let me go He said, I'm sorry but I won't be needing your help no more I said, Please mister boss man I need this job more than you know But he gave me my last paycheck and he sent me on out the door And I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me Well I don't know if I'm walking on solid groun...