The Governess in Egypt. Harem Life in Egypt and Constantinople, Том 21865 |
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... hours in their transit , only a distance of a hundred and thirty miles , on account of the Viceregal children being afraid of proceeding at express rate , reached their destination . During which period the whole traffic on the THE ...
... hours in their transit , only a distance of a hundred and thirty miles , on account of the Viceregal children being afraid of proceeding at express rate , reached their destination . During which period the whole traffic on the THE ...
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... hours before in his splendid palace at Burlac , surrounded by every luxury that wealth could command , who had said , " Madame , whatever you want , ask for and you shall have it . " I had taken the Viceroy at his word , I had asked for ...
... hours before in his splendid palace at Burlac , surrounded by every luxury that wealth could command , who had said , " Madame , whatever you want , ask for and you shall have it . " I had taken the Viceroy at his word , I had asked for ...
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... hour . " The Princess scarcely bestowed any atten- tion upon an amusement which was no novelty to her , and with which she had entertained me as being a foreigner of distinction . As Her High- ness reclined indolently on her divan , her ...
... hour . " The Princess scarcely bestowed any atten- tion upon an amusement which was no novelty to her , and with which she had entertained me as being a foreigner of distinction . As Her High- ness reclined indolently on her divan , her ...
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... hour of departure arrived . Accordingly , I submitted with the best grace possible to the final ceremony , which terminates all visits to distinguished personages in the East . Two slaves advanced towards me ; one held in her hands an ...
... hour of departure arrived . Accordingly , I submitted with the best grace possible to the final ceremony , which terminates all visits to distinguished personages in the East . Two slaves advanced towards me ; one held in her hands an ...
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... but she appeased my regrets by breathing into my ear the fond hope that I would come again to - morrow , at the same hour , and in the same manner ; and then , embracing me , the lovely phantom vanished , in the twink-
... but she appeased my regrets by breathing into my ear the fond hope that I would come again to - morrow , at the same hour , and in the same manner ; and then , embracing me , the lovely phantom vanished , in the twink-
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The Governess in Egypt: Harem Life in Egypt and Constantinople Emmeline Lott Попередній перегляд недоступний - 1999 |
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accompanied apartment appeared Arab arranged arrival asked attended attired band beautiful blue caïques called carpet carriage centre chamber close coffee coloured containing covered crimson diamonds divan door dressed Egypt Egyptian embroidered entered European extremely eyes feet finger fitted floor flowers formed given gold Grand Eunuch Grand Pacha H. H. the Grand H. H. the Viceroy hall hand hangings Harem head held Highness holding hung Ibrahim Ismael Italy kind lace ladies leave lined looked lovely Madame manner marble matting morning mother never night o'clock occasion orders ornamented palace passed piece placed poor present Prince Princess Princess Epouse proceeded reached received returned rich round satin scene sent short side silk silver slaves soon stood Sultan's taken thought told took Turkish turned Validè Princess Viceregal walked walls whole wore
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Сторінка 7 - 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 191 - 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 206 - 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 100 - 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 116 - 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 9 - 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 190 - 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 205 - 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.