The Empire of the Czar; Or, Observations on the Social, Political, and Religious State and Prospects of Russia: Made During a Journey Through that Empire, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 - Russia |
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... clothes of his wife in the prison , that she should dress herself in those of the gaoler's daughter , and while the latter was to reach the street by another stair , the prisoner and his wife were to pass out together by the ordinary ...
... clothes of his wife in the prison , that she should dress herself in those of the gaoler's daughter , and while the latter was to reach the street by another stair , the prisoner and his wife were to pass out together by the ordinary ...
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... clothes on his person , and his pocket - book . Had such a search been made upon me , I should have been pronounced a very suspicious character . My pockets were full of letters of introduction , and though the greater number had been ...
... clothes on his person , and his pocket - book . Had such a search been made upon me , I should have been pronounced a very suspicious character . My pockets were full of letters of introduction , and though the greater number had been ...
Page 143
... of the national costume : -in place of our frock and great - coats , is substituted the cafetan , a long and loose Persian robe made of grey , olive , or yet more commonly , of blue 144 THE DROWSKA . cloth . The folds of this.
... of the national costume : -in place of our frock and great - coats , is substituted the cafetan , a long and loose Persian robe made of grey , olive , or yet more commonly , of blue 144 THE DROWSKA . cloth . The folds of this.
Page 144
... cloth . The folds of this robe , which has no collar , but is cut close to the neck , form an ample drapery , drawn together round the loins by a brightly coloured silken or woollen girdle . The boots are large , and take the form of ...
... cloth . The folds of this robe , which has no collar , but is cut close to the neck , form an ample drapery , drawn together round the loins by a brightly coloured silken or woollen girdle . The boots are large , and take the form of ...
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... clothes , and calling for help . What a prospect for the night ! This thought made me cry out more lustily . A Russian waiter appeared . I made him understand that I wished to see his master . The master kept me waiting a long time ...
... clothes , and calling for help . What a prospect for the night ! This thought made me cry out more lustily . A Russian waiter appeared . I made him understand that I wished to see his master . The master kept me waiting a long time ...
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