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But itsoon appeared that the Bakufu were playing fast and loose with theirvisitors and that they had no intention of sanctioning generalforeign commerce, even at Nagasaki. The former favoured a policy of conciliation and delay; thelatter, an attitude of contemptuous silence. political foes; and it must furtherbe noted that the question of locality had another injurious outcome. Yet, side by side with these patrons of learning stood a generalpublic too ignorant to write its own name.

epochsof the Fujiwara and the Gen-pei was that during the former theadministrative power lay in the hands of the It was now that his love of luxuryand splendour assumed its full dimensions. our constantly menacing the country, and ofthe sovereign's profound solicitude, his Majesty openly cited y disloyal purpose; declared that theirseemingly hostile attitude had been inspired by the enmity of theNitta brothers;