The Crimea: Its Towns, Inhabitants, and Social Customs1855 - 143 pages |
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... English , and ended by telling me that he had just come from the Great Exhibition in London , and was returning to his family at Sevastopol . He in- formed me also , that ten of his sect , from differ- ent parts of the Crimea , had gone ...
... English , and ended by telling me that he had just come from the Great Exhibition in London , and was returning to his family at Sevastopol . He in- formed me also , that ten of his sect , from differ- ent parts of the Crimea , had gone ...
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... English believe the Russian ships to be made of rotten boards , —he invited us to return in the evening to a ball , at which all the élite of the town were expected to be present . The evening was beautiful . Not a breath of air THE ...
... English believe the Russian ships to be made of rotten boards , —he invited us to return in the evening to a ball , at which all the élite of the town were expected to be present . The evening was beautiful . Not a breath of air THE ...
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... English ( which , of course , she did not understand ) , at the same time enveloping her in a cloud of smoke from the incense which I caused to be burned at the side of her bed . The effect was almost instantaneous : from that moment ...
... English ( which , of course , she did not understand ) , at the same time enveloping her in a cloud of smoke from the incense which I caused to be burned at the side of her bed . The effect was almost instantaneous : from that moment ...
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... English name ) abound in the steppe country . Although a few quails always remain in the country , they are only plentiful in autumn , when enormous quantities arrive , and repose themselves before crossing the sea in their flight to ...
... English name ) abound in the steppe country . Although a few quails always remain in the country , they are only plentiful in autumn , when enormous quantities arrive , and repose themselves before crossing the sea in their flight to ...
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... English Editor has received from clergymen and ministers most gratifying testimonials to its usefulness as a guide to the perplexed and de- sponding . London : WARD and Co. , Paternoster - row . JOURNAL OF A TOUR IN CEYLON AND CHINA ...
... English Editor has received from clergymen and ministers most gratifying testimonials to its usefulness as a guide to the perplexed and de- sponding . London : WARD and Co. , Paternoster - row . JOURNAL OF A TOUR IN CEYLON AND CHINA ...
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