This is a good specimen of Corean varnish-work carried into history. The rough facts are smoothed over by that well-applied native lacquer, which is said to resemble gold to the eyes. The official gloss has been smeared over more modern events with equal success, and even defeat is turned into golden victory.
궞귢궼뮝멞릐궸귝귡쀰럍궻밾몧띿떾궻쀇궋뙥{궳궇귡갃
궰귞궋뙸렳궸궼뜎럀밾뿿귩밾귟궫궘귟갂돥뗠궸뙥궧궔궚귡갃
궠귞궸뚣맊궻럷뙊궸뫮궢궲귖갂뚺밒궶땿륕궕뛋뼪궸{궠귢갂봲먰궥귞딶궔궢궋룦뿕궸빾궑귞귢귡갃(pp. 150-151)
긂귻깏귺갋긐깏긲귻긚걑덨롌궻뜎갋뮝멞걒(1882봏갂빫뜎)
William Elliot Griffis, Corea the Hermit Nation
