Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa: Russia, Tartary, and Turkey |
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The Sajen , or Russian Fathom , equals 7 English Feet . Three Versts equal 2 English Miles . The Russian Foot is exactly that of England . The Vershock equals 1 English Inch and 4 . · TABLES · - · OF equal 1 Degree . = 1 Verst .
The Sajen , or Russian Fathom , equals 7 English Feet . Three Versts equal 2 English Miles . The Russian Foot is exactly that of England . The Vershock equals 1 English Inch and 4 . · TABLES · - · OF equal 1 Degree . = 1 Verst .
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... the lustre in good earnest , and did not give up his work until it was entirely demolished , In the rare intervals of better temper , his good - humour was betrayed by an uncouth way of swinging his legs and feet about in walking .
... the lustre in good earnest , and did not give up his work until it was entirely demolished , In the rare intervals of better temper , his good - humour was betrayed by an uncouth way of swinging his legs and feet about in walking .
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The front of the palace occupies an extent of near eight hundred feet ; and it is entirely covered , in a most barbarous taste , with columns , and pilasters , and cariatides , stuck between the windows .
The front of the palace occupies an extent of near eight hundred feet ; and it is entirely covered , in a most barbarous taste , with columns , and pilasters , and cariatides , stuck between the windows .
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But the most extraordinary apartment , and that which usually attracts the notice of strangers more than any other , is a room , about thirty feet square , entirely covered , on all sides , from top to bottom , with amber ; a lamentable ...
But the most extraordinary apartment , and that which usually attracts the notice of strangers more than any other , is a room , about thirty feet square , entirely covered , on all sides , from top to bottom , with amber ; a lamentable ...
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CHAP . pier - glasses , looking upon a terrace , near which II . is a covered gallery above two hundred and sixty feet long . There are various statues about the house and gardens , in marble and in bronze , all without merit .
CHAP . pier - glasses , looking upon a terrace , near which II . is a covered gallery above two hundred and sixty feet long . There are various statues about the house and gardens , in marble and in bronze , all without merit .
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