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49 first open space we came to is the cathedral , a new and large but tasteless
structure , with a profusely gilt bell - tower , in the Russian manner ; and the walls
of the interior are covered with large paintings of no merit . But one must not be ...
49 first open space we came to is the cathedral , a new and large but tasteless
structure , with a profusely gilt bell - tower , in the Russian manner ; and the walls
of the interior are covered with large paintings of no merit . But one must not be ...
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52 BATHS . floors of the interior of brick instead of marble , and the plaster and
the cement of the walls in a most defective state . The atmosphere in the drying
room was so cold from the want of proper windows and doors , that I was afraid
lest I ...
52 BATHS . floors of the interior of brick instead of marble , and the plaster and
the cement of the walls in a most defective state . The atmosphere in the drying
room was so cold from the want of proper windows and doors , that I was afraid
lest I ...
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A German chest of drawers was in one corner ; the walls were plain white -
washed , and so was a stove about six feet high ; the only ornament of the room
was a small snake moulding in the centre of the roof . Some oak chairs were
ranged ...
A German chest of drawers was in one corner ; the walls were plain white -
washed , and so was a stove about six feet high ; the only ornament of the room
was a small snake moulding in the centre of the roof . Some oak chairs were
ranged ...
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218 ANCIENT SERVIAN PALACE . walls , are all that now remain of the once
extensive palace of Knes Lasar Czar Serbski ; but the chapel is as perfect as it
was when it occupied the centre of the imperial quadrangle . It is a curious
monument ...
218 ANCIENT SERVIAN PALACE . walls , are all that now remain of the once
extensive palace of Knes Lasar Czar Serbski ; but the chapel is as perfect as it
was when it occupied the centre of the imperial quadrangle . It is a curious
monument ...
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They are not exposed to the elements as the men ; nor are they cooped up within
four walls , like many eastern women , without a sufficient circulation of air .
Through all the interior of Servia , the female is reckoned an inferior being , and fit
...
They are not exposed to the elements as the men ; nor are they cooped up within
four walls , like many eastern women , without a sufficient circulation of air .
Through all the interior of Servia , the female is reckoned an inferior being , and fit
...
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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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