Saghalien commands the estuary of the Amur, and Muravieff, thedistinguished Russian commander in East Asia, appreciated thenecessity of acquiring the island for his country. tuated by any hostile feeling, his solepurpose being to include Japan in the circle of his friendlytributaries. The Emperor Koko and other Emperors in thefirst half of the Heian epoch gave splendid verse-making parties,when the palace was richly decorated, often with beautiful flowers. His high qualities arerecorded above, but everything goes to show that he had more than theordinary ref
It willbe observed that there is a palpable break in the uniformity of thelist. These litterateurs werethe predecessors of the celebrated Kamo and Motoori, of whom therewill be occasion to speak by and by. scribe a sacred volume by way of supplication forthe repose of Go-Daigo's spirit, and that he caused a temple to bebuilt for the same purpose. t of two sovereigns, ashogun, and a duly-elected heir to the shogunate all marshalled onthe Hosokawa side.
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