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Page 124
Arrived at the governmenthouse , the collector issued from the porch , to ask what
they wanted , and received for answer a pistol - shot , which stretched him dead
on the spot . The soi - disant Austrian hussars subsequently attempted to raise ...
Arrived at the governmenthouse , the collector issued from the porch , to ask what
they wanted , and received for answer a pistol - shot , which stretched him dead
on the spot . The soi - disant Austrian hussars subsequently attempted to raise ...
Page 160
Bogami Gospody , ” said the priest , wiping the copious tears , “ I was once the
happiest man in Bosnia ; the sun never rose without my thanking God for having
given me so much peace and happiness : but Ali Kiahya , where I lived , received
...
Bogami Gospody , ” said the priest , wiping the copious tears , “ I was once the
happiest man in Bosnia ; the sun never rose without my thanking God for having
given me so much peace and happiness : but Ali Kiahya , where I lived , received
...
Page 171
A group of armed militia men received us as we entered , and on regaining the
daylight within the walls , we saw nothing but the usual spectacle of crumbling
crenellated towers , abandoned houses , rotten planks , and unserviceable ...
A group of armed militia men received us as we entered , and on regaining the
daylight within the walls , we saw nothing but the usual spectacle of crumbling
crenellated towers , abandoned houses , rotten planks , and unserviceable ...
Page 178
The Bishop received us in an open kiosk , on the first floor , fitted all round with
cushions , and commanding a fine view of the hills which inclose the plain of the
Morava . The thick woods and the precipitous rocks , which impart rugged beauty
...
The Bishop received us in an open kiosk , on the first floor , fitted all round with
cushions , and commanding a fine view of the hills which inclose the plain of the
Morava . The thick woods and the precipitous rocks , which impart rugged beauty
...
Page 287
287 C . “ I am afraid that A . has received his im - . pressions of the East from
Central Asia , which is a somewhat barbarous country . ” A . “ Pardonnez - moi .
The valley of the Oxus is well cultivated , but the houses are none of the best .
287 C . “ I am afraid that A . has received his im - . pressions of the East from
Central Asia , which is a somewhat barbarous country . ” A . “ Pardonnez - moi .
The valley of the Oxus is well cultivated , but the houses are none of the best .
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| Title | Servia, the Youngest Member of the European Family: Or, A Residence in Belgrade, and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, During the Years 1843 and 1844 |
| Author | Andrew Archibald Paton |
| Publisher | Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Oct 2006 |
| Length | 352 pages |
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