And now ſweet Emperour be blithe againe, And bury all thy feare in my deuiſes.

a law which restored to them an immense domain of which they had been despoiled

When Japan occupied Manchuria and followed it up by exerting pressure on Hopei and Chahar, Russia was busily encroaching upon Sinkiang in the Northwest where she infiltrated its local administration and exploited its economic resources. After the Soviet-instigated coup d'état in Sinkiang on April 12, 1933, which put Sheng Shih-tsai at the head of the local administration, Soviet Russia steadily stepped up her military aggression and political domination over the province.

Love's feeling is more soft and sensible Than are the tender horns of cockl’d snails;