Recollections of Tartar Steppes and Their InhabitantsJ. Murray, 1863 - 351 páginas |
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... gave him strict orders to drive fast . The man gave a wild shriek , flourished his whip , and the horses started at full speed . Shortly after leaving the station , the yemschick was obliged to turn into the forest , as it was ...
... gave him strict orders to drive fast . The man gave a wild shriek , flourished his whip , and the horses started at full speed . Shortly after leaving the station , the yemschick was obliged to turn into the forest , as it was ...
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... gave a most unfavourable account of the state of the roads ; even the ice on the Volga was not considered safe for travelling on . were given to have everything placed in the sledge , and all to be in readiness for our departure ...
... gave a most unfavourable account of the state of the roads ; even the ice on the Volga was not considered safe for travelling on . were given to have everything placed in the sledge , and all to be in readiness for our departure ...
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... gave me much annoyance , and was very painful . We were invited to dine at the house of one of the professors of the University of Kasan . He was a Persian , who had been obliged to flee his country on account of having been converted ...
... gave me much annoyance , and was very painful . We were invited to dine at the house of one of the professors of the University of Kasan . He was a Persian , who had been obliged to flee his country on account of having been converted ...
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... gave him my maiden name ; I was instantly received with open arms ; he then hur- ried us into his sitting - room , giving me scarcely time to introduce my husband . I was divested of all my wrappings , although we stated that our stay ...
... gave him my maiden name ; I was instantly received with open arms ; he then hur- ried us into his sitting - room , giving me scarcely time to introduce my husband . I was divested of all my wrappings , although we stated that our stay ...
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... gave us books to read on our way , including a gift of three from Mouravioff , with simply Jaloutroffsky and the date written in them , as a souvenir of our visit . We made a promise that on our return we would pass a day or two with ...
... gave us books to read on our way , including a gift of three from Mouravioff , with simply Jaloutroffsky and the date written in them , as a souvenir of our visit . We made a promise that on our return we would pass a day or two with ...
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