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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... close , adjoining the barn , and there it is opened out to dry . They have no hay - forks , but instead they use the butt end of the scythe - handle , or a forked stick . The latter is the only implement they have for pitching up the ...
... close , adjoining the barn , and there it is opened out to dry . They have no hay - forks , but instead they use the butt end of the scythe - handle , or a forked stick . The latter is the only implement they have for pitching up the ...
Side 48
... there not being room for them with the carriage upon the bridge , which was small and narrow . The river being shallow at the edge , the bridge could not be brought quite close to the bank , and we therefore 48 [ LET . VI . CROSS - ROADS .
... there not being room for them with the carriage upon the bridge , which was small and narrow . The river being shallow at the edge , the bridge could not be brought quite close to the bank , and we therefore 48 [ LET . VI . CROSS - ROADS .
Side 49
... close to the bank , and we therefore had to drive through water for about the length of the carriage to reach it ; and then , there being no proper gangway for the wheels to run up , the bridge formed a high step or block against which ...
... close to the bank , and we therefore had to drive through water for about the length of the carriage to reach it ; and then , there being no proper gangway for the wheels to run up , the bridge formed a high step or block against which ...
Side 51
... close as possible to their work , and in the early part of a stage one usually has a stoppage or two to adjust a trace or a pole- piece , which does not exactly please the fastidious eye of the istvostchik . On this occasion we were ...
... close as possible to their work , and in the early part of a stage one usually has a stoppage or two to adjust a trace or a pole- piece , which does not exactly please the fastidious eye of the istvostchik . On this occasion we were ...
Side 51
... there not being room for them with the carriage upon the bridge , which was small and narrow . The river being shallow at the edge , the bridge could not be brought quite close to the bank , and we therefore 48 [ LET . VI . CROSS - ROADS .
... there not being room for them with the carriage upon the bridge , which was small and narrow . The river being shallow at the edge , the bridge could not be brought quite close to the bank , and we therefore 48 [ LET . VI . CROSS - ROADS .
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