The Empire of the Czar; Or, Observations on the Social, Political, and Religious State and Prospects of Russia: Made During a Journey Through that Empire, Том 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 |
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... amusing , and , at the same time , of civilising the people . There is no church without an organ , and in every parish , the school - master possesses a knowledge of music . On Sundays he instructs the peasants in singing ...
... amusing , and , at the same time , of civilising the people . There is no church without an organ , and in every parish , the school - master possesses a knowledge of music . On Sundays he instructs the peasants in singing ...
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... amused him- self by turning into ridicule the nephew of Frederick the Great , afterwards King Frederick William II . : he used to laugh at his love affairs , and even his per- son ; and , in accordance with the taste of the time , he ...
... amused him- self by turning into ridicule the nephew of Frederick the Great , afterwards King Frederick William II . : he used to laugh at his love affairs , and even his per- son ; and , in accordance with the taste of the time , he ...
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... amused herself by taking those of the persons who surrounded her , and in a few minutes had made an excellent sketch of the terrible picture in which she was the chief figure . A master mason , of the name of Jérôme , one of the most ...
... amused herself by taking those of the persons who surrounded her , and in a few minutes had made an excellent sketch of the terrible picture in which she was the chief figure . A master mason , of the name of Jérôme , one of the most ...
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... amused themselves with chasing each other over the tables , and with other similar freaks . In the midst of this sport , some of the surrounding papers were disturbed ; one fell , and was picked up by a member of the party . " What have ...
... amused themselves with chasing each other over the tables , and with other similar freaks . In the midst of this sport , some of the surrounding papers were disturbed ; one fell , and was picked up by a member of the party . " What have ...
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... amusing : - " What road would you advise me to take in going to Lubeck ? " I asked him . " They are all bad , ” replied the diplomatist ; “ but I advise you to take that of Schwerin . " 66 My carriage , " I replied , " is light , and if ...
... amusing : - " What road would you advise me to take in going to Lubeck ? " I asked him . " They are all bad , ” replied the diplomatist ; “ but I advise you to take that of Schwerin . " 66 My carriage , " I replied , " is light , and if ...
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