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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... nine o'clock went to a ball at the Palace , from which we did not get home till three o'clock . January 15. My last day with my dear brother ; and though I looked forward with great delight to our Eastern trip , yet I felt quite sad to ...
... nine o'clock went to a ball at the Palace , from which we did not get home till three o'clock . January 15. My last day with my dear brother ; and though I looked forward with great delight to our Eastern trip , yet I felt quite sad to ...
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... nine o'clock we went to a small even- ing party at Prince Hohenlohe's , given on purpose to let the Prince and Princess hear the two brothers Strauss play on the piano . From thence I went to a ball called the " Picnic " ball , also in ...
... nine o'clock we went to a small even- ing party at Prince Hohenlohe's , given on purpose to let the Prince and Princess hear the two brothers Strauss play on the piano . From thence I went to a ball called the " Picnic " ball , also in ...
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... nine large windows . There is a beautiful silver bed ; a large divan ( rather high and hard for comfort ) round half of the room ; a common writing- table and washhand - stand ( put in all the rooms at the request of Sir S. Baker ) ; a ...
... nine large windows . There is a beautiful silver bed ; a large divan ( rather high and hard for comfort ) round half of the room ; a common writing- table and washhand - stand ( put in all the rooms at the request of Sir S. Baker ) ; a ...
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... nine o'clock we went to the French play , and saw Le Serment de Horace , Contributions indis- crètes , etc. It is a rather nice little theatre , open for the first time this year . Opposite our box we saw two " loges grillées , " in ...
... nine o'clock we went to the French play , and saw Le Serment de Horace , Contributions indis- crètes , etc. It is a rather nice little theatre , open for the first time this year . Opposite our box we saw two " loges grillées , " in ...
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... nine o'clock we went to the Place of the Cita- del , which is an immense open square , to see the pro- cession of Pilgrims set out with the holy carpet for Mecca , where is the grave of their Prophet . Here a tribune had been erected ...
... nine o'clock we went to the Place of the Cita- del , which is an immense open square , to see the pro- cession of Pilgrims set out with the holy carpet for Mecca , where is the grave of their Prophet . Here a tribune had been erected ...
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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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