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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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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Stran 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.
Stran 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...
Stran 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...
Stran 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.
Stran 333 - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lie on.
Stran 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.
Stran 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.
Stran 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>
Stran 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.