Armenia: A Year at Erzeroom, and on the Frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 56
Page iv
... side , consi- dered no action more meritorious , as well as profitable , than an inroad on the Turkish fron- tier , the forays on both sides being conducted on the same plan . The invading party , always on horseback , and with a number ...
... side , consi- dered no action more meritorious , as well as profitable , than an inroad on the Turkish fron- tier , the forays on both sides being conducted on the same plan . The invading party , always on horseback , and with a number ...
Page 2
... side of the hills , so that no mining would be required to get the coal ; and besides this great facility in its pro- duction , the hills are of such an easy slope that a tramroad would convey the coal - waggons down to the ships on the ...
... side of the hills , so that no mining would be required to get the coal ; and besides this great facility in its pro- duction , the hills are of such an easy slope that a tramroad would convey the coal - waggons down to the ships on the ...
Page 4
... side to the other . The view from the sea of the curious an- cient town , the mountains in the background , and the great chain of the Circassian mountains on the left , is magnificent in the extreme . The only thing that the Black Sea ...
... side to the other . The view from the sea of the curious an- cient town , the mountains in the background , and the great chain of the Circassian mountains on the left , is magnificent in the extreme . The only thing that the Black Sea ...
Page 6
... side . The bazaars are a contrast , from their life and bustle , to the narrow lanes through which they are ... sides of the more open spaces , some apparently very ancient , and well worth examination . In the porches of two little ...
... side . The bazaars are a contrast , from their life and bustle , to the narrow lanes through which they are ... sides of the more open spaces , some apparently very ancient , and well worth examination . In the porches of two little ...
Page 7
... Gothic corona , and should be glad to know from whence those lately introduced into our parish churches have been copied . On the other side of the town from the land- ing - place , a mile or so beyond the Chap . I. ī CORONAS .
... Gothic corona , and should be glad to know from whence those lately introduced into our parish churches have been copied . On the other side of the town from the land- ing - place , a mile or so beyond the Chap . I. ī CORONAS .
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ancient appearance Armenian arms arrived birds BISHOP Black Sea brought Caliph caravans century Christian Church Circassia clock colour Commissioners Comneni Constantinople curious Czar death door Emperor empire England English Enveri Effendi Erzeroom Essay Etchmiazin Fcap feet Ferhad Fourth Edition German Government Greek hands head History horses Hossein JOHN journey kawass Kerbela Khan King kingdom of Armenia Koordish Koords LADY land Letters London looked Lord Mahometan manner manuscripts Memoirs Mirza Tekee monastery Moses of Chorene Mount Ararat mountains mules Notes oda bashi Pasha passed Patriarch Persian Plates Portrait Post 8vo present Prince prison province reign religion remarkable road rocks Roman Royal 8vo Russian Second Edition Shah side snow soldiers stone Sultan Tabriz tezek Third Edition thou throne tion Tortoom town Translated Travels treaty of Adrianople Trebizond tribes Turkey Turkish Turks village Vols walls wild Woodcuts
Popular passages
Page 24 - History of Latin Christianity ; including that of the Popes to the Pontificate of Nicholas V.
Page 9 - Salmonia ; or, Days of Fly Fishing. With some Account of the Habits of Fishes belonging to the genus Salmo. Fourth Edition. Woodcuts. Fcap. 8vo. 6s. DENNIS' (GEORGE) Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria; or, the extant Local Remains of Etruscan Art.
Page 27 - PENROSE'S (REV. JOHN) Faith and Practice ; an Exposition of the Principles and Duties of Natural and Revealed Religion. Post Svo. 8s. 6d. (FC) Principles of Athenian Architecture, and the Optical Refinements exhibited in the Construction of the Ancient Buildings at Athens, from a Survey. With 40 Plates. Folio.
Page 8 - CUMMING'S (R. GORDON) Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa.
Page 1 - GENERAL LIST OF WORKS. ABBOTT'S (REv. J.) Philip Musgrave ; or, Memoirs of a Church of England Missionary in the North American Colonies. Post 8vo. 2s. 6d. ABELL'S (MRS.) Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon during the First Three Years of his Captivity on the Island of St. Helena.
Page 9 - Treatise on the Principle and Construction of Military Bridges, and the Passage of Rivers in Military Operations.
Page 21 - LEWIS' (SiR GC) Essay on the Government of Dependencies 8vo. 12s. . Glossary of Provincial Words used in Herefordshire and some of the adjoining Counties.
Page 11 - BUTTMAN'S LEXILOGUS ; or, a Critical Examination of the Meaning and Etymology of numerous Greek Words and Passages, intended principally for Homer and Hesiod. Translated, and edited, with Explanatory Notes and copious Indexes, by REV. JR FIsHLAKE. Third Edition. Svo. 14s. Catalogue of Irregular Greek Verbs ; With all the Tenses extant — their Formation, Meaning, and Usage, accompanied by an Index.
Page 11 - Handbook of Architecture. Being a Concise and Popular Account of the Different Styles prevailing in all Ages and Countries in the World. With a Description of the most remarkable Buildings.
Page 5 - Life of Thomas Stothard, RA With Personal Reminiscences. Illustrated with Portrait and 60 Woodcuts of his chief works. 4to. BREWSTER'S (SiR DAVID) Martyrs of Science, or the Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler.