Ivan Vejeeghen: Or, Life in Russia |
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Page 5
... began to devour the pie , at the same time laughing and capering for joy . ૫૬ At this moment another officer came in , and they were both highly taken with my wild simplicity in tasting sugar , wine , and different sweetmeats . " Who ...
... began to devour the pie , at the same time laughing and capering for joy . ૫૬ At this moment another officer came in , and they were both highly taken with my wild simplicity in tasting sugar , wine , and different sweetmeats . " Who ...
Page 7
... began to caress me and pat me . " What is his name ? " asked the * In the houses of the Russian country gentry , a stranger or visitor will find the behaviour of the servants to be a pretty accurate thermo- meter of the dispositions of ...
... began to caress me and pat me . " What is his name ? " asked the * In the houses of the Russian country gentry , a stranger or visitor will find the behaviour of the servants to be a pretty accurate thermo- meter of the dispositions of ...
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... began to trace his origin to a chamberlain of the ancient Polish King Popel , who , upon the authority of written documents , is said to have been devoured by mice on the island of Hopel . Mr. Go- logordoffsky very much regretted those ...
... began to trace his origin to a chamberlain of the ancient Polish King Popel , who , upon the authority of written documents , is said to have been devoured by mice on the island of Hopel . Mr. Go- logordoffsky very much regretted those ...
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... began a critical disquisition upon all the females of the whole government , from thirty years of age down to sixteen , which ended with the conclusion , that it was only Mrs Gologordoffsky and her daughters who had * A fashionable ...
... began a critical disquisition upon all the females of the whole government , from thirty years of age down to sixteen , which ended with the conclusion , that it was only Mrs Gologordoffsky and her daughters who had * A fashionable ...
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... began with crying , and ended with laughing . Meloveeden gave her a descrip- tion of his new acquaintances , various adventures , charac- ters and anecdotes , which soothed my mistress in her for- lorn state , and delighted both her and ...
... began with crying , and ended with laughing . Meloveeden gave her a descrip- tion of his new acquaintances , various adventures , charac- ters and anecdotes , which soothed my mistress in her for- lorn state , and delighted both her and ...
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Page 192 - But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest : for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.