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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Side iv
... , have occupied the pens of far abler travellers : my object has been to give some description of private life , national cus- toms , and domestic habits in Russia . CONTENTS . LETTER I. Arrival at Petersburg - Account of iv PREFACE .
... , have occupied the pens of far abler travellers : my object has been to give some description of private life , national cus- toms , and domestic habits in Russia . CONTENTS . LETTER I. Arrival at Petersburg - Account of iv PREFACE .
Side 8
... depth . The horses all seemed used to bathing , and I find that it is a general custom to give them a swim almost every evening during the summer . These small rafts which one sees every where here in the ∞ DOMESTIC SCENES IN RUSSIA .
... depth . The horses all seemed used to bathing , and I find that it is a general custom to give them a swim almost every evening during the summer . These small rafts which one sees every where here in the ∞ DOMESTIC SCENES IN RUSSIA .
Side 10
... give an apparent smoothness , a gritty sand is strewed in large quanti- ties over the streets , and as they never are watered , in spite of the abundance of that element which the Neva and the various canals afford , the clouds of dust ...
... give an apparent smoothness , a gritty sand is strewed in large quanti- ties over the streets , and as they never are watered , in spite of the abundance of that element which the Neva and the various canals afford , the clouds of dust ...
Side 11
... give this city an outward character widely different from that of our own metropolis . In the population of the streets the distinction is not * In addition to their church establishment , the Factory have an excellent library , and I ...
... give this city an outward character widely different from that of our own metropolis . In the population of the streets the distinction is not * In addition to their church establishment , the Factory have an excellent library , and I ...
Side 26
... give the people a wild uncivilized appearance . The men wear the hair divided on the top of the head , and cut all round the neck like the edge of a bowl : they generally , when working , wear a band round the head to prevent the hair ...
... give the people a wild uncivilized appearance . The men wear the hair divided on the top of the head , and cut all round the neck like the edge of a bowl : they generally , when working , wear a band round the head to prevent the hair ...
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