Domestic Scenes in Russia: In a Series of Letters Describing a Year's Residence in that Country, Chiefly in the InteriorJ. Murray, 1839 - 348 sider |
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... considerably more than that of posting , and the additional cost was of course still greater for us , since we were only con- veyed about two - thirds of the distance , while we had to pay for the whole ; for strangers , however , who ...
... considerably more than that of posting , and the additional cost was of course still greater for us , since we were only con- veyed about two - thirds of the distance , while we had to pay for the whole ; for strangers , however , who ...
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... considerable river , by a bridge of boats , which will soon be replaced by a solid structure of stone . Here , the last time M- in Russia , travelling with her brother , she narrowly escaped a somewhat serious adventure . They were in ...
... considerable river , by a bridge of boats , which will soon be replaced by a solid structure of stone . Here , the last time M- in Russia , travelling with her brother , she narrowly escaped a somewhat serious adventure . They were in ...
Side 39
... considerable ex- tent ; and as we can penetrate both of the little rivers for some distance , we can easily enjoy a pull of an hour and a half or two hours . Besides the members of the family and ourselves , we have also , as inmates of ...
... considerable ex- tent ; and as we can penetrate both of the little rivers for some distance , we can easily enjoy a pull of an hour and a half or two hours . Besides the members of the family and ourselves , we have also , as inmates of ...
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... considerable amusement was ex- cited by my declining the offered improvements of lemon and pounded sugar , which the Russians often drink with porter , and which our kind host had sup- posed indispensable to an Englishman . After dinner ...
... considerable amusement was ex- cited by my declining the offered improvements of lemon and pounded sugar , which the Russians often drink with porter , and which our kind host had sup- posed indispensable to an Englishman . After dinner ...
Side 46
... considerable size , so as to impart a degree of respectability to the place . The garden was decorated by large formally shaped ponds , at one end was a stew filled with pike , and close by , a tawdry summer - house of painted wood . We ...
... considerable size , so as to impart a degree of respectability to the place . The garden was decorated by large formally shaped ponds , at one end was a stew filled with pike , and close by , a tawdry summer - house of painted wood . We ...
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