Domestic Scenes in Russia: In a Series of Letters Describing a Year's Residence in that Country, Chiefly in the Interior |
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... afterwards the firing of the morning gun from the fortress , and the hoist- ing of the colours on the flagstaff , reminded us of our progress to the east ; it being already , by Petersburg time , two o'clock in the morning . On coming ...
... afterwards the firing of the morning gun from the fortress , and the hoist- ing of the colours on the flagstaff , reminded us of our progress to the east ; it being already , by Petersburg time , two o'clock in the morning . On coming ...
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... afterwards we reached Petersburg , and came to our moorings at the English Quay about twelve o'clock . Several custom - house officers now came on board , and the passengers were allowed to step on shore on receiving their passports ...
... afterwards we reached Petersburg , and came to our moorings at the English Quay about twelve o'clock . Several custom - house officers now came on board , and the passengers were allowed to step on shore on receiving their passports ...
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... burnt , and everything but the bare walls was completely destroyed , a few months afterwards , viz . on the 29th of December , 1837 . cipal ornament is the celebrated palisade facing the river , 12 [ LET . II . HERMITAGE - WINTER PALACE .
... burnt , and everything but the bare walls was completely destroyed , a few months afterwards , viz . on the 29th of December , 1837 . cipal ornament is the celebrated palisade facing the river , 12 [ LET . II . HERMITAGE - WINTER PALACE .
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... burnt , and everything but the bare walls was completely destroyed , a few months afterwards , viz . on the 29th of December , 1837 . of Warsaw ; the other Russian Field - Marshal being 12 [ LET . II . HERMITAGE - WINTER PALACE .
... burnt , and everything but the bare walls was completely destroyed , a few months afterwards , viz . on the 29th of December , 1837 . of Warsaw ; the other Russian Field - Marshal being 12 [ LET . II . HERMITAGE - WINTER PALACE .
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... over his shoulder , with a short handle , and a long heavy * This significant emblem is very common in Russia , as I afterwards observed . lash trailing for several feet along the ground behind him LET . III . ] 23 FARM - STOCK .
... over his shoulder , with a short handle , and a long heavy * This significant emblem is very common in Russia , as I afterwards observed . lash trailing for several feet along the ground behind him LET . III . ] 23 FARM - STOCK .
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