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 48
... light - hearted merriment , which is not happiness ; the reckless hilarity of intoxication , forgetful of yester- day and careless of to - morrow , not the sober satisfac- tion of rational contentment . While the vast extent of Russia ...
... light - hearted merriment , which is not happiness ; the reckless hilarity of intoxication , forgetful of yester- day and careless of to - morrow , not the sober satisfac- tion of rational contentment . While the vast extent of Russia ...
Side 70
... 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 92
... 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 97
... . We went in a light low calêche belonging to my companion * Every government in Russia is an episcopal or archiepiscopal See . No one but a monk can become a bishop . F with three horses abreast , or , as this is LETTER VII . 97.
... . We went in a light low calêche belonging to my companion * Every government in Russia is an episcopal or archiepiscopal See . No one but a monk can become a bishop . F with three horses abreast , or , as this is LETTER VII . 97.
Side 98
... light open calêche is , in some respects , much better for Russian travelling than a close carriage , as it is less liable to upset in bad roads ; and three or four horses being always sufficient to draw it no leaders are required , and ...
... light open calêche is , in some respects , much better for Russian travelling than a close carriage , as it is less liable to upset in bad roads ; and three or four horses being always sufficient to draw it no leaders are required , and ...
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