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From Cincheo the ship pursued her voyage towards Sancian, which is but six leagues distant from the continent, over against Canton, a town of China.
The Works of John Dryden Dryden, John, 1631-1700 1808
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From Cincheo the ship pursued her voyage towards Sancian, which is but six leagues distant from the continent, over against Canton, a town of
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 16 John Dryden 1665
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He wished then to go to China to win still more souls for God but he died of fever on the island of Sancian.
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He wished then to go to China to win still more souls for God but he died of fever on the island of Sancian.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1922
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He wished then to go to China to win still more souls for God but he died of fever on the island of Sancian.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1922
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Portuguese vessel at the small island of Sancian near the coast of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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In 1552 St. Francis Xavier, writing from Sancian to his friend Diego Pereira, expressed his desire to go to Siam, but his death on 2 December, 1552, prevented him.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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He wished then to go to China to win still more souls for God but he died of fever on the island of Sancian.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man James Joyce 1911
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Not far from Macao lies the island of Sancian, where St. Francois Xavier died.
The Civilization of China Herbert Allen Giles 1890
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Jesuit mission in China, but died on his way in the island of Sancian.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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