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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... passed this day . The Alps on each side of us , with their tops covered with snow , and the sun shining on them , had the prettiest effect possible . The ascent of the Simmering is most curious ; the railroad goes in a zigzag line , so ...
... passed this day . The Alps on each side of us , with their tops covered with snow , and the sun shining on them , had the prettiest effect possible . The ascent of the Simmering is most curious ; the railroad goes in a zigzag line , so ...
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... Passed Pola at two o'clock . January 29. The wind right against us , and the weather squally and misty . Passed the island of Lissa at one o'clock . January 30. My birthday , and I felt rather sad at being so far from those I love ...
... Passed Pola at two o'clock . January 29. The wind right against us , and the weather squally and misty . Passed the island of Lissa at one o'clock . January 30. My birthday , and I felt rather sad at being so far from those I love ...
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... passed we drove to an old house , or convent , from the windows of which we again saw the whole procession , which had now increased to thousands and thousands of people , and certainly a more striking sight , or a more beautiful one ...
... passed we drove to an old house , or convent , from the windows of which we again saw the whole procession , which had now increased to thousands and thousands of people , and certainly a more striking sight , or a more beautiful one ...
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... passed through this room , however , and went straight to the dining - room , after having a cher- ry given to us to eat , handed to us on a most beauti- ful gold tray , with goblets and plates of gold and pre- cious stones . A slave ...
... passed through this room , however , and went straight to the dining - room , after having a cher- ry given to us to eat , handed to us on a most beauti- ful gold tray , with goblets and plates of gold and pre- cious stones . A slave ...
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... passed through , and here we all sat down on a large divan . Music was then heard , and in marched about twenty musi- cians in uniform , like a military band , wearing trow- sers and frock - coats , with gold buttons , etc. , quite Eu ...
... passed through , and here we all sat down on a large divan . Music was then heard , and in marched about twenty musi- cians in uniform , like a military band , wearing trow- sers and frock - coats , with gold buttons , etc. , quite Eu ...
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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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