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Page 191 - ... with a small winch, with as little labour as it takes to wind up a jack, though the weight of the iron, tin, and wooden circle, is about a thousand pounds. When it is made use of, a planetarium will be placed in the middle thereof. The whole, with the floor, is well-s.upported by a frame of large timber.
Page 375 - He could tell me no other circumstances, nor could give me any answer to the only question I asked, namely, if the Empress was in town ; but about a quarter of an hour after, one of the gentlemen of our factory came in, and informed me that the Empress was in town ; that she had been declared by the guards and the other troops of the garrison their Empress and Sovereign, and that she was there actually at the Kasansky Church to hear mass, and the Te Deum sung upon the occasion.
Page 127 - ... has been received in many of the new governments into which the Ruffian empire is divided.
Page 264 - His comedies," continues the same author, "contain much humour ; but I do not imagine that our dramatic writers will adopt him for their model : for he frequently excites the laughter of the spectator at the expence of his cooler judgment. Nevertheless, they present sufficient passages to prove, that he would have attained a greater degree of perfection in this line, if he had paid more attention to paint our manners, and to follow the taste of the best foreign writers.
Page 177 - That wherein the prince was deposited — which was in the centre, and the largest of the three — was easily distinguished by the sword, spear, bow, quiver and arrow which lay beside him. In the vault beyond him, towards which his feet lay, were his horse, bridle, saddle and stirrups. The body of the prince lay in a reclining...
Page 380 - Galitzin, continue in their places. The former came to town on Friday evening, and, going directly to Court, was tolerably well received, and promised the Empress's protection ; however, at his own desire, he had two officers of the Guards put about him for the first two days, but now they are taken off, and he goes on in the functions of his office. His lady was not at Court till Sunday (having continued with the Emperor to the end, and having been even at Cronstadt with him), and when she kissed...
Page 177 - The head, breast and arms were naked. The body was covered with a rich robe, but without any border of gold or jewels, and was laid on a sheet of fine gold, and covered over with another. The four sheets of gold weighed 40 Ib. The robes of both looked fair and complete: but on touching, crumbled into dust.
Page 192 - They are all inftructed in reading and writing, arithmetic, the French and German languages, and drawing. At the age of fourteen they are at liberty to chufe any of the following arts, divided into four clafles.
Page 87 - ... himfelf, his wife, and a few fervants ; and a fmall garden, which he cultivated with his own hands. He received a daily allowance of 1 2 s.
Page 153 - are the private property of the landholder, as much as implements of agriculture, or herds of cattle, and the value of an estate is estimated by the number of boors, and not by the number of acres.