Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa: Russia, Tahtary, and TurkeyT. Cadell and W. Davies in the Strand, 1816 |
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... less intense ; nomenon . and the inhabitants were busied in moving from the Neva large blocks of ice into their cellars . A most interesting and remarkable phænomenon took place the day before our departure , —the thermometer of ...
... less intense ; nomenon . and the inhabitants were busied in moving from the Neva large blocks of ice into their cellars . A most interesting and remarkable phænomenon took place the day before our departure , —the thermometer of ...
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... less than twenty thou- sand of his subjects were christened on the same day . The change effected by this mea- sure was nothing less than a complete revolu- tion in their manners and in their morals . Vladimir led the way , by his ...
... less than twenty thou- sand of his subjects were christened on the same day . The change effected by this mea- sure was nothing less than a complete revolu- tion in their manners and in their morals . Vladimir led the way , by his ...
الصفحة 40
... seven miles . For that space of one hundred miles , according to the calculation made by him , no less than two millions one hundred thousand trees were required . III . Valday . gress was as devious as possible 40 FROM PETERSBURG.
... seven miles . For that space of one hundred miles , according to the calculation made by him , no less than two millions one hundred thousand trees were required . III . Valday . gress was as devious as possible 40 FROM PETERSBURG.
الصفحة 49
... less than twenty churches : some of which are built of stone . It is in a thriving condition . • CHAP . · III Vagrants . At Tver , sixty - three versts farther , there is a Tver . decent inn . A shop is also annexed to it , as it ...
... less than twenty churches : some of which are built of stone . It is in a thriving condition . • CHAP . · III Vagrants . At Tver , sixty - three versts farther , there is a Tver . decent inn . A shop is also annexed to it , as it ...
الصفحة 51
... less reasonable , although common to countries widely distant from each other , is , that such mounds are the tombs of giants . Thus , on the Hills near Cambridge , two are shewn as the Tombs of Gog and Magog , whence the name given to ...
... less reasonable , although common to countries widely distant from each other , is , that such mounds are the tombs of giants . Thus , on the Hills near Cambridge , two are shewn as the Tombs of Gog and Magog , whence the name given to ...
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afford afterwards antient appearance archbishop Armenian arrived Ataman barks Black Sea brandy called Calmucks canal carriage Cataracts CATHERINE ceremony CHAP church colour common considerable covered Crimea Danaetz Dnieper Dniester Don Cossacks dress Dvina Emperor empire Empress England English Europe exhibited feet frequently Galitzin Greek hair Heber's horses houses hundred inhabitants inland journey koumiss Kremlin Ladoga Lake Lake Ilmen land manner mode Moscow nations navigable Niemen nobles Novogorod observed officers Onega Orlof painting palace passage passed peasants perhaps persons PETER Petersburg Podolia poud priest Prince principal procured provinces reign remarkable resembles Rivers falling rivulets roubles Russian Sea of Azof Siberia situation slaves sluices stanitzas steppes sterlet streets Taganrog Tahtars Tanaïs Tcherkask thousand timber tion town traveller Tula Tumuli Ukraine versts vessels village Vitegra Volga Volhynia Voyage Vyshney Voloshok whole wine women Woronetz СНАР
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الصفحة 424 - And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground : and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
الصفحة 352 - And ever against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse, Such as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out, With wanton heed, and giddy cunning, The melting voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony ; That Orpheus...
الصفحة 74 - See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah : and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship...
الصفحة 5 - Merely seeing the men work,' replied the nobleman. 'Oh! is that your employment? Take off his pelisse, and give him a spade ! There, now work yourself ! ' " When enraged, he lost all command of himself, which sometimes gave rise to very ludicrous scenes.
الصفحة 333 - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lie on.
الصفحة 147 - The large bell near the cathedral is only used on important occasions, and yields the finest and most solemn tone I ever heard. When it sounds, a deep and hollow murmur vibrates all over Moscow, like the fullest and lowest tones of a vast organ, or the rolling of distant thunder.
الصفحة 203 - ... two coffins, one of which is empty, and destined for the present archbishop ; the other contains the bones of the founder of the monastery, who is regarded as a saint. The oak coffin was almost bit to pieces by different persons afflicted with the tooth-ach, for which a rub on this board is a specific.
الصفحة 60 - Having passed, you look about, and wonder what is become of the city, or where you are; and are ready to ask, once more, How far is it to Moscow? They will tell you>
الصفحة 71 - Its vibrations seemed the rolling of distant thunder; and they were instantly accompanied by the noise of all the bells in Moscow. Every inhabitant was stirring, and the rattling of carriages in the streets was greater than at noon-day. The whole city was in a blaze; for lights were seen in all the windows, and innumerable torches in the streets.