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 4
... thing , to superintend the examination of our luggage by the custom - house officers , which agree- able ceremony was performed in a large room hard by , which is set apart for the accommodation of steam - boat passengers . We were ...
... thing , to superintend the examination of our luggage by the custom - house officers , which agree- able ceremony was performed in a large room hard by , which is set apart for the accommodation of steam - boat passengers . We were ...
Side 7
... thing upon the road , we paying a fixed sum for the journey before we start . We have engaged a man and a maid , the former of whom speaks English , and both speak German and Russian more or less . Most people are now in the country ...
... thing upon the road , we paying a fixed sum for the journey before we start . We have engaged a man and a maid , the former of whom speaks English , and both speak German and Russian more or less . Most people are now in the country ...
Side 11
... thing here looks fresh and new ; and the light- coloured stucco † of the houses , the air free from smoke , and the bright , clear stream of the river , which is just about the same width as the Thames , all contribute to give this city ...
... thing here looks fresh and new ; and the light- coloured stucco † of the houses , the air free from smoke , and the bright , clear stream of the river , which is just about the same width as the Thames , all contribute to give this city ...
Side 16
... thing has struck us in walking about Peters- burg , namely , the small appearance there is of com- munication with the country . Instead of the count- less coaches , omnibuses , and travelling carriages of London 16 DOMESTIC SCENES IN ...
... thing has struck us in walking about Peters- burg , namely , the small appearance there is of com- munication with the country . Instead of the count- less coaches , omnibuses , and travelling carriages of London 16 DOMESTIC SCENES IN ...
Side 17
... is * The Winter Palace was burnt , and every thing but the bare walls completely destroyed , a few months afterwards , viz . , on the 29th of December , 1837 . extremely beautiful , and when it is lighted up , LETTER II . 17.
... is * The Winter Palace was burnt , and every thing but the bare walls completely destroyed , a few months afterwards , viz . , on the 29th of December , 1837 . extremely beautiful , and when it is lighted up , LETTER II . 17.
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