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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Side 40
... use the hounds merely to find game for the greyhounds , upon which they depend entirely for their amusement . Excepting those few who have seen fox - hunting in England , they cannot conceive 40 [ LET . V. HARE - HUNT .
... use the hounds merely to find game for the greyhounds , upon which they depend entirely for their amusement . Excepting those few who have seen fox - hunting in England , they cannot conceive 40 [ LET . V. HARE - HUNT .
Side 41
... entirely in the woods , and is much darker coloured in the summer than the English hare . Towards the middle of Oc- tober it begins to change its coat , and it is perfectly white by the middle of November . The other sort resembles the ...
... entirely in the woods , and is much darker coloured in the summer than the English hare . Towards the middle of Oc- tober it begins to change its coat , and it is perfectly white by the middle of November . The other sort resembles the ...
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... entirely covered with carpet . We got some tea , and then went to bed as soon as possible , though not without having admired the superb moonlight view from our windows over the Volga , which here is a noble stream about seven hundred ...
... entirely covered with carpet . We got some tea , and then went to bed as soon as possible , though not without having admired the superb moonlight view from our windows over the Volga , which here is a noble stream about seven hundred ...
Side 54
... entirely filled with soldiers , and the effect pro- duced by so many voices chanting in unison the hymns and responses was exceedingly fine . This regiment is a military institution which has been esta- blished here about two years ...
... entirely filled with soldiers , and the effect pro- duced by so many voices chanting in unison the hymns and responses was exceedingly fine . This regiment is a military institution which has been esta- blished here about two years ...
Side 62
... . The necessity for such precautions is unfortunately exem- plified by the frequent occurrence of rural fires . The peasants , as I have already observed , live entirely in villages 62 [ LET . VII . VILLAGE REGULATIONS .
... . The necessity for such precautions is unfortunately exem- plified by the frequent occurrence of rural fires . The peasants , as I have already observed , live entirely in villages 62 [ LET . VII . VILLAGE REGULATIONS .
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