Domestic Scenes in Russia: In a Series of Letters Describing a Year's Residence in that Country, Chiefly in the InteriorJ. Murray, 1856 - 228 sider |
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... usual on the Continent ; nothing but the dessert being put on the table , and the dishes being brought in and handed round successively . The chief peculiarity to be remarked here was the custom of handing round liqueurs , with cheese ...
... usual on the Continent ; nothing but the dessert being put on the table , and the dishes being brought in and handed round successively . The chief peculiarity to be remarked here was the custom of handing round liqueurs , with cheese ...
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... usual force quartered in and about the city amounts , I believe , to sixty thousand men ; but at this time the greater part of them are absent , being encamped twenty or thirty miles off for training and manœuvres ; yet even now cocked ...
... usual force quartered in and about the city amounts , I believe , to sixty thousand men ; but at this time the greater part of them are absent , being encamped twenty or thirty miles off for training and manœuvres ; yet even now cocked ...
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... usual , be- cause the cheapest covering for the peasants ' houses , being a slovenly thatch . These houses are , however , in general , ex- tremely warm and substantial . They are built for the most part of unsquared logs of deal , laid ...
... usual , be- cause the cheapest covering for the peasants ' houses , being a slovenly thatch . These houses are , however , in general , ex- tremely warm and substantial . They are built for the most part of unsquared logs of deal , laid ...
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... usual thing is , that your guests arrive unexpectedly a little before the ordinary dinner - hour . This system has its inconveniences , though it is unavoidable in Russia , where , besides the diffi- culty of writing beforehand to ...
... usual thing is , that your guests arrive unexpectedly a little before the ordinary dinner - hour . This system has its inconveniences , though it is unavoidable in Russia , where , besides the diffi- culty of writing beforehand to ...
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... usual . Besides rye , oats are grown here in large quantities , barley and flax to a considerable extent , and a good deal of hemp . There are also a few pease , and some small patches of spring wheat , which , however , looks very ...
... usual . Besides rye , oats are grown here in large quantities , barley and flax to a considerable extent , and a good deal of hemp . There are also a few pease , and some small patches of spring wheat , which , however , looks very ...
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