The Travels and Adventures of Celebrated Travelers in the Principal Countries of the GlobeHenry Howe, 1854 - 804 страница |
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... body of laborers . In this vicinity he fell in with one of Napoleon's old soldiers , who , having been taken prisoner during the Russian campaign , was transported far into the wilds of Siberia . He amused our traveler with some ...
... body of laborers . In this vicinity he fell in with one of Napoleon's old soldiers , who , having been taken prisoner during the Russian campaign , was transported far into the wilds of Siberia . He amused our traveler with some ...
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... body only covered with a rude sheepskin , withstands the severest cold with a hardihood almost incredible . The howl of wolves is often heard in the suburbs mingled with the long wild ery of the Russian sentinel . The clear nights of ...
... body only covered with a rude sheepskin , withstands the severest cold with a hardihood almost incredible . The howl of wolves is often heard in the suburbs mingled with the long wild ery of the Russian sentinel . The clear nights of ...
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... body of sixty thousand troops , who in part only compose the garde imperiale of the Emperor Nicholas , and who are distinct from the main army of Russia , which , I believe , numbers near one million rank and file , is a spectacle of ...
... body of sixty thousand troops , who in part only compose the garde imperiale of the Emperor Nicholas , and who are distinct from the main army of Russia , which , I believe , numbers near one million rank and file , is a spectacle of ...
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... body , were dressed in a scarlet garment fitting close to the skin ; over this was a finely - wrought steel chain armor , covering the entire body . Upon their feet were a kind of sandal ; upon their legs leather leggings similar to ...
... body , were dressed in a scarlet garment fitting close to the skin ; over this was a finely - wrought steel chain armor , covering the entire body . Upon their feet were a kind of sandal ; upon their legs leather leggings similar to ...
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... body stationed themselves at some distance opposite the Emperor in close order , and at a given signal , half of the body , over fif- teen thousand horsemen , started on a run , and suddenly halted a few feet in advance of the Czar ...
... body stationed themselves at some distance opposite the Emperor in close order , and at a given signal , half of the body , over fif- teen thousand horsemen , started on a run , and suddenly halted a few feet in advance of the Czar ...
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