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 47
... light waggon , with a pair of horses , which is always used on such occasions in Russia . We gave him two hours ' start , in order that he might have time to get horses ready for us at every stage , and about eleven o'clock we set out ...
... light waggon , with a pair of horses , which is always used on such occasions in Russia . We gave him two hours ' start , in order that he might have time to get horses ready for us at every stage , and about eleven o'clock we set out ...
Side 62
... light high up on a pole , which is easily distinguished , by its position , from the lamps of a carriage as it moves along . When a fire breaks out at St. Petersburg , it is the duty of the aide - de - camp in waiting immediately to ...
... light high up on a pole , which is easily distinguished , by its position , from the lamps of a carriage as it moves along . When a fire breaks out at St. Petersburg , it is the duty of the aide - de - camp in waiting immediately to ...
Side 65
... light low calèche belonging to my companion , with three horses abreast , or , as this is called in Russia , a tröika . The horses had cost , as I was assured , but five pounds each ; yet we went sometimes at the rate of eighteen , and ...
... light low calèche belonging to my companion , with three horses abreast , or , as this is called in Russia , a tröika . The horses had cost , as I was assured , but five pounds each ; yet we went sometimes at the rate of eighteen , and ...
Side 68
... light and half in shade , formed the background ; while in the room there were always two or three prominent figures , conversing with their master , who reclined at his ease on the couch opposite to me , smoking his pipe , as he ...
... light and half in shade , formed the background ; while in the room there were always two or three prominent figures , conversing with their master , who reclined at his ease on the couch opposite to me , smoking his pipe , as he ...
Side 83
... some lucifer - matches which we had in the carriage we lighted one of the lamps , the other being useless , owing to a broken glass ; and the servant on the box was obliged to hold the light in G 2 LET . IX . ] 83 ECLIPSE OF THE MOON .
... some lucifer - matches which we had in the carriage we lighted one of the lamps , the other being useless , owing to a broken glass ; and the servant on the box was obliged to hold the light in G 2 LET . IX . ] 83 ECLIPSE OF THE MOON .
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