The Last Days of Alexander, and the First Days of Nicholas, (emperors of Russia)R. Bentley, 1854 - 210 sidor |
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The Last Days of Alexander, and the First Days of Nicholas, (emperors of Russia) Robert Lee Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1854 |
The Last Days of Alexander, and the First Days of Nicholas, (emperors of Russia) Robert Lee Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1854 |
The Last Days of Alexander, and the First Days of Nicholas, (emperors of Russia) Robert Lee Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1854 |
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Sida 105 - I STOOD in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs ; A palace and a prison on each hand : I saw from out the wave her structures rise As from the stroke of the enchanter's wand...
Sida 16 - Where barbarous hordes on Scythian mountains roam, Truth, Mercy, Freedom, yet shall find a home ; Where'er degraded Nature bleeds and pines, From Guinea's coast to Sibir's dreary mines, Truth shall pervade th' unfathom'd darkness there, And light the dreadful features of despair.
Sida 85 - please one at first sight from the order and cleanliness everywhere prevailing in them; but their population is said to be wretched in the highest degree. When the emperor Alexander was here, some years ago, he went round visiting every house; and on every table he found a dinner prepared, one of the principal articles of which consisted of a young pig roasted. The prince Volkhonski suspected there was some trick, and cut off the tail of the pig and put in his pocket.
Sida 210 - In the two campaigns against Persia, as in the Hungarian campaign and the two Polish campaigns of 1831—32, there are not sufficient data to enable me to form a correct estimate of the Russian loss, which was however in the Persian and Polish wars enormous. In the two campaigns against Turkey of 1828-29, 300,000 fell, of whom, however, 50,000 perished by the plague.
Sida 162 - ... avoid the misrepresentations of hatred and malevolence. The members were divided into four sections or branches. Each member was to inscribe himself in one of these sections, without, however, refusing to take any part in the labours of the others. The first section had for its object philanthropy, or the advancement of public and private benevolence. Its duty was to watch over all charitable institutions, and to point out to the directors of such establishments, and also to government itself,...
Sida 162 - ... would be to it an auxiliary for effecting good, and that without concealing their intentions from citizens worthy of participating in them, they would pursue their labours in secret, solely to avoid the misrepresentations of hatred and malevolence. The members were divided into four sections or branches. Each member was to inscribe himself in one of these sections, without, however, refusing to take any part in the labours of the others. The first section had for its object philanthropy, or the...
Sida 163 - ... second section was intellectual and moral education, the extension of enlightenment, the foundation of schools, especially on the Lancasterian system, and generally a useful co-operation for the instruction of youth by virtuous examples, and by discourses and writings conformable to such views and to the ends of society. To the members of this second section the superintendence of all schools was confided. They were to inspire youth with the love of everything national, and to oppose as much...
Sida 7 - German shoemaker with his family lived below me, and in this way became my guests for the space of eight days. The wind continued providentially to get round to the north during the night of the 19th, and a smart frost taking place on the following morning, rendered the roads and streets extremely slippery, but doing much good by the dryness it produced. On the 20th, the Emperor Alexander, ever benevolent and humane, visited those parts of the city and suburbs most afflicted by this catastrophe;...
Sida 31 - Scolopeudras of great length I had often seen around Odessa, but not in the Crimea, nor tarantulas, although, as I had been informed, they were not very rare. I heard of no instance during the autumn in which they had inflicted any injury by their bites or stings. He said, he supposed they were the same as in Italy, and then alluded to the dance for the cure of the bite of the tarantula; Sir James Wylie reminded his majesty of the scorpion which was found in his bed at Verona, and of the prescription...
Sida 86 - The emperor demanded his meaning, when he took out the tail from his pocket and applied it to the part from which it had been removed. The emperor did not relish the jest, and it was supposed this piece of pleasantry led to his disgrace. A more effectual, though bold and dangerous method of exposing to the emperor the deceptions carried on throughout the military colonies under Count Araktcheiev could not have been adopted than that which Prince Volkhonski had recourse to on this occasion. From that...