Download or read book The Sacred Edict written by Kangxi (Emperor of China) and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Sacred Edict the student will find a thesaurus of everyday words, phrases, and idioms; and he who has it at his tongue's end and knows how to use it, may safelt count upon being "well understanded of the common people."--Preface