Travels in Russia: &c, &c, Volumul 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1828 |
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Pagina 7
... horses to proceed at a quicker rate . We travelled all night , passing through Chondova , and villages where the houses were built of wood , and without chimnies , so that the smoke was forced to escape at the door . In consequence of ...
... horses to proceed at a quicker rate . We travelled all night , passing through Chondova , and villages where the houses were built of wood , and without chimnies , so that the smoke was forced to escape at the door . In consequence of ...
Pagina 8
... horses , and passed a military colony , re- specting which an anecdote is related , with re- gard to a visit made to the place by the Em- perro Alexander , for the purpose of inquiring into the condition of the soldiers . His Majesty ...
... horses , and passed a military colony , re- specting which an anecdote is related , with re- gard to a visit made to the place by the Em- perro Alexander , for the purpose of inquiring into the condition of the soldiers . His Majesty ...
Pagina 13
... horses . The form of many of them was not a little singular , they being very deep , and somewhat like a boat without stern or bow ; while others resembled the top of a square funnel . Some are so con- trived , that the driver can ...
... horses . The form of many of them was not a little singular , they being very deep , and somewhat like a boat without stern or bow ; while others resembled the top of a square funnel . Some are so con- trived , that the driver can ...
Pagina 14
... horses , as if they could understand every word he uttered , promising them , by way of urging them to exertion , that they should be bountifully fed at the end of their journey . The road now struck through a wood , and the shades of ...
... horses , as if they could understand every word he uttered , promising them , by way of urging them to exertion , that they should be bountifully fed at the end of their journey . The road now struck through a wood , and the shades of ...
Pagina 17
... horses be- longing to carts , that we saw unyoked , and straggling about on the sides of the road , it seems that it is not the custom for drivers to put up in the villages , but to turn them loose , and let them ramble where they ...
... horses be- longing to carts , that we saw unyoked , and straggling about on the sides of the road , it seems that it is not the custom for drivers to put up in the villages , but to turn them loose , and let them ramble where they ...
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11 Ditto 9 Ditto agé ancient appearance APPENDIX arrived avoir beautiful Bible Society bien bon frere bonne breadth building capital CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS carriage cathedral ceste Christianfeldt church conflagration contains copecs cousin Ditto 62 DONSKOI MONASTERY Ecosse edifice Emperor England English entered erected extraordinary faire fait favour feet Finland French Galitzin Gustavus III height honour horses houses humble inhabitants King Kitai-Gorod Kremlin Krokek laid lake latter Madame Marie ment Mid-day military Monsieur MONTHION Moscow moyen Munster Novgorod obliged observed occasion ornamented P. M. rain painted palace passed passport peasantry persons Petersburg portraits post-house present Prince proceeding punishment qu'ils Queen quil remarkable respect river road rubles Russian scene servants Siberia side situated soldat de police spot Stockholm streets SVEABORG Sweden Swedish tion Torzhok tout tower town travellers tres tumuli versts vessels villages whole wood
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Pagina 243 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly: let me go with you; I'll do the service of a younger man In all your business and necessities.
Pagina 184 - Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
Pagina 276 - Whereas the design of punishment is to prevent the commission of crimes, and to repair the injury that hath been done thereby to society or the individual, and it hath been found by experience, that these objects are better obtained by moderate but certain penalties, than by severe and excessive punishments. And...
Pagina 235 - How would it enlarge their minds, if they could acquire a sufficient knowledge of mathematics and astronomy to give them an idea of the beauty and wonders of the creation ! I am persuaded that the generality of people, and particularly fine ladies, only adore God because they are told it is proper and the fashion to go to church ; but...
Pagina 182 - Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest station ends in, ' Here he lies;' And ' dust to dust
Pagina 62 - In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats...
Pagina 110 - ... ministre de la justice, et au général en chef, gouverneur de Paris. Fait, clos et jugé sans désemparer, les jour, mois et an dits, en séance publique; et les membres de 'la commission militaire spéciale ont signé, avec le rapporteur et le greffier , la minute du jugement. Signé GUITTON , BAZANCOURT , RAVIER , BARROIS, RABBE, DAUTANCOURT.
Pagina 235 - ... creation! I am persuaded that the generality of people, and particularly fine ladies, only adore God because they are told it is proper and the fashion to go to church ; but I would have my girls gain such knowledge of the works of the creation, that they may have a fixed idea of the nature of that Being who could be the author of such a world.
Pagina 207 - Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark Bay deep-mouthed welcome as we draw near home; Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark Our coming, and look brighter when we come...
Pagina 106 - ... observations à faire. Sur leur réponse négative, et avant d'aller aux opinions, il a ordonné à l'accusé de se retirer.