Journal of a Visit to Egypt, Constantinople, the Crimea, Greece, &c: In the Suite of the Prince and Princess of Wales |
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... breakfast I went to see my dear Princess , and to hear something of the pro- posed plans . I found her , as usual , most kind and affectionate , but very sorry that the few weeks she had been able to spend with her father and mother had ...
... breakfast I went to see my dear Princess , and to hear something of the pro- posed plans . I found her , as usual , most kind and affectionate , but very sorry that the few weeks she had been able to spend with her father and mother had ...
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... breakfast was given by the King . It was a pretty sight , but for those who , like myself , did not skate , a very cold pleasure , though we were pushed about in small sledges . We dined at five o'clock at the Crown Prince's palace ...
... breakfast was given by the King . It was a pretty sight , but for those who , like myself , did not skate , a very cold pleasure , though we were pushed about in small sledges . We dined at five o'clock at the Crown Prince's palace ...
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... breakfast at ten , luncheon at two , and at seven dinner . This is rather troublesome , and will , I fear , often oblige us to remain all day on board the big boat , a thing we do not fancy much , so the Princess means to try and get ...
... breakfast at ten , luncheon at two , and at seven dinner . This is rather troublesome , and will , I fear , often oblige us to remain all day on board the big boat , a thing we do not fancy much , so the Princess means to try and get ...
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... breakfast every day , in order to have some hours ' quiet for useful occupations . After these boats comes the kitchen - steamer , with four French and one Arab cook on board . It carries all the kitchen apparatus and tows a large barge ...
... breakfast every day , in order to have some hours ' quiet for useful occupations . After these boats comes the kitchen - steamer , with four French and one Arab cook on board . It carries all the kitchen apparatus and tows a large barge ...
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... breakfast ; but the Princess and I returned to the dahabeah soon after it , and staid there the whole day , having luncheon sent over to us . We played , wrote , and painted , and were most comfortable . We arrived at Siout at seven o ...
... breakfast ; but the Princess and I returned to the dahabeah soon after it , and staid there the whole day , having luncheon sent over to us . We played , wrote , and painted , and were most comfortable . We arrived at Siout at seven o ...
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Abdel Kader Bey April Ariadne arrived Assouan Baidar bazars beautiful boat Bosphorus breakfast bright cabin Cairo carriages Cataract Cloth coffee and pipes Colonel Constantinople Corfu Crimea crocodile dahabeah delight diamonds dined dinner dishes donkeys dressed drive dromedary drove Egypt Embassador English February four o'clock French garden gentlemen Glücksburg gold half past harem horses hour JOHN S. C. ABBOTT Karnak ladies landed look Lord Lord Gosford luncheon March morning mosque Mourad Pasha never nice night Nile nine o'clock palace party passed Philae Portrait pretty Prince and Princess PRINCESS OF WALES returned home ride rode round Royal Highnesses Russian Sebastopol Second Cataract seen sent seven o'clock ship side sight slave Stanton started steamer stopped Sultan Teesdale temple thing to-day told took town Trieste Turkish twelve o'clock Viceroy Viceroy's vols Wady Halfah walked whole wife
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