The governess in Egypt. Harem life in Egypt and Constantinople, Том 21865 |
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... coloured satin , ranged under the three large windows overlooking the lovely , well - kept gardens . After this we descended some steps , and entered into another uncarpeted • A CAGED BIRD . 21 room on the right 20 HAREM LIFE .
... coloured satin , ranged under the three large windows overlooking the lovely , well - kept gardens . After this we descended some steps , and entered into another uncarpeted • A CAGED BIRD . 21 room on the right 20 HAREM LIFE .
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... coloured silk trousers , a large white Cashmere dress , the loose sleeves of which displayed her well - formed arms , and which , being open in front , made her train a yard and a half in length . A waistband of splendid large pearls ...
... coloured silk trousers , a large white Cashmere dress , the loose sleeves of which displayed her well - formed arms , and which , being open in front , made her train a yard and a half in length . A waistband of splendid large pearls ...
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... , over which was laid a handsome Brussels carpet . Coloured globular lamps were suspended from the glass roof , which was concealed from the eye of the spectator by white lace and crimson Turkish very well , and had been in Egypt much.
... , over which was laid a handsome Brussels carpet . Coloured globular lamps were suspended from the glass roof , which was concealed from the eye of the spectator by white lace and crimson Turkish very well , and had been in Egypt much.
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... a handsome Brussels carpet . Coloured globular lamps were suspended from the glass roof , which was concealed from the eye of the spectator by white lace and crimson silk curtains , interlaced and looped up together in the.
... a handsome Brussels carpet . Coloured globular lamps were suspended from the glass roof , which was concealed from the eye of the spectator by white lace and crimson silk curtains , interlaced and looped up together in the.
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... coloured illumina- tion lamps were hung in festoons suspended from the gilded pillars . Large , handsomely- gilded mirrors hung down the sides , in which the exotics were reflected . At the bottom , on each side , were two pure white ...
... coloured illumina- tion lamps were hung in festoons suspended from the gilded pillars . Large , handsomely- gilded mirrors hung down the sides , in which the exotics were reflected . At the bottom , on each side , were two pure white ...
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The Governess in Egypt: Harem Life in Egypt and Constantinople Emmeline Lott Попередній перегляд недоступний - 1999 |
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apartment Arab attended attired Baba baksheesh beautiful Bebek Bosphorus bread caïques Cairo carpet carriage ceiling centre chamber coffee coloured Constantinople Count's covered crimson diamonds divan door dressed Egypt Egyptian embroidered entered European exclaiming eyes feet were encased findjans finger floor flowers frigate gilded gold governess Grand Eunuch Grand Pacha Grand Princess Guzel H. H. Ismael H. H. the Grand H. H. the Princess H. H. the Validè H. H. the Viceroy hall hangings head Hekim Bachi Highness's Highnesses the Princesses hung Ibrahim Pacha Ikbal jewels lace little Prince looked lovely Madame Mahomet Malesch marble matting never o'clock occasion ornamented passed pearls pink placed Princess Epouse Ras-el-Tin repug richly right hand round saganets salaamed saloon sapphires scene Shaytan side silk silver slaves soon stood toilette took Turkish Validè Princess velvet Viceregal family Viceroy Ismael Pacha Viceroy's white satin whole wore zarfs
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Сторінка 5 - This figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle SHAKESPEARE cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life : O could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass, as he hath hit His face ; the print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass. But since he cannot, reader, look Not on his picture, but his book.
Сторінка 190 - But hark ! the vesper call to prayer, As slow the orb of daylight sets, Is rising sweetly on the air, From Syria's thousand minarets ! The boy has started from the bed Of flowers, where he had laid his head, And down upon the fragrant sod Kneels, with his forehead to the south, Lisping th...
Сторінка 204 - But that loveliness, ever in motion, which plays Like the light upon autumn's soft shadowy days, Now here and now there, giving warmth as it flies From the...
Сторінка 98 - She wanders o'er the desert sands A wretched widow now, The fruitful mother of so fair a race ; With only one preserved, She wanders o'er the wilderness.
Сторінка 241 - The morning after my arrival at the Old Palace, I found myself so weak as to be obliged to lay myself down upon my bed on attempting to unpack my trunks. In short, I was obliged to get Zenana, the slave whe waited upon me, to do it. Previous to placing my body linen in the chest of drawers...
Сторінка 115 - Egypt shall descend in a direct line, from the elder to the elder, in the male race among the sons and grandsons. As regards their nomination, that shall be made by my Sublime Porte.
Сторінка 8 - I sat by his side, on the left, plainly attired, as not the slightest intimation had been given me that I should be called upon to take part in this ceremony, which was extremely fatiguing.
Сторінка 188 - One possibility is that a reviewer had commented elsewhere in the periodical that it was impossible to have too much of a good thing.
Сторінка 203 - Brussels lace veil, one end of which was placed over the head, and the other end crossed over the mouth and nose, passed round the back of the neck, and tucked down behind the cloak. Her feet were encased in white silk stockings, white satin shoes, richly embroidered with coloured silks, pearls, and gold and silver thread, with high gold heels, over which she wore a pair of yellow morocco papooshes,
Сторінка 241 - ... be obliged to lay myself down upon my bed on attempting to unpack my trunks. In short, I was obliged to get Zenana, the slave whe waited upon me, to do it. Previous to placing my body linen in the chest of drawers, she laid it upon the divan, from which I had only a few minutes before risen up, and when she went to remove it she found the whole completely crowded with a family of the "Browns," who rejoice in the potronymic of bng.