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Page 39
... entire northern part of the dominions of the Shah . But to the traveller it is the Tatar , after the Georgian , who proves of the greatest interest . True , he has little beauty either in feature , figure , or costume to.
... entire northern part of the dominions of the Shah . But to the traveller it is the Tatar , after the Georgian , who proves of the greatest interest . True , he has little beauty either in feature , figure , or costume to.
Page 45
... entire absence of the Con- tinental system of cafés ; search far and wide , there is nothing that answers to the idea of the café of France and Europe in general . From the civilised part of Tiflis , with its handsome streets and shops ...
... entire absence of the Con- tinental system of cafés ; search far and wide , there is nothing that answers to the idea of the café of France and Europe in general . From the civilised part of Tiflis , with its handsome streets and shops ...
Page 49
... entire scene , and as the priests made their way to the altar , swinging their censers as they went , the gloom of the church disappeared , and the building was lit by thousands upon thousands of candles : where , before , the dusk had ...
... entire scene , and as the priests made their way to the altar , swinging their censers as they went , the gloom of the church disappeared , and the building was lit by thousands upon thousands of candles : where , before , the dusk had ...
Page 55
... regulated by a scale drawn up by the authorities , so that extortion is practically unknown , and the traveller can estimate within a few roubles the cost of his entire journey . The charges are levied at so much per horse per verst , no.
... regulated by a scale drawn up by the authorities , so that extortion is practically unknown , and the traveller can estimate within a few roubles the cost of his entire journey . The charges are levied at so much per horse per verst , no.
Page 56
... entire route . While Mohammed and I drank our tumblers of hot tea at the Akstafa station my Armenian guide was not slow in procuring our podorojna - or order for post - horses for the road - and a comfortable victoria with a hood ...
... entire route . While Mohammed and I drank our tumblers of hot tea at the Akstafa station my Armenian guide was not slow in procuring our podorojna - or order for post - horses for the road - and a comfortable victoria with a hood ...
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