p。17—33。ThecomprehensiveviewofM。deGuigneshascomparedthesedistantevents。]
[Footnote31:ThefameofSovou，orSo—ou，hismerit，andhissingularadventurers，arestillcelebratedinChina。SeetheElogedeMoukden，p。20，andnotes，p。241—247；andMemoiressurlaChine，tom。iii。p。317—360。]
[Footnote32:SeeIsbrandIvesinHarris\'sCollection，vol。ii。
p。931；Bell\'sTravels，vol。i。p。247—254；andGmelin，intheHist。GeneraledesVoyages，tom。xviii。283—329。Theyallremarkthevulgaropinionthattheholyseagrowsangryandtempestuousifanyonepresumestocallitalake。Thisgrammaticalnicetyoftenexcitesadisputebetweentheabsurdsuperstitionofthemarinersandtheabsurdobstinacyoftravellers。]
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