Autobiographies: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published, Volume 9Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1827 |
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Page 254
... verstes off , at Stockmannshoff , with his brother - in- law . " - " And his family likewise ? " ( I knew his lady , one of the best women in the world , and his children , who were worthy of such parents ) .- " Yes , " replied they ...
... verstes off , at Stockmannshoff , with his brother - in- law . " - " And his family likewise ? " ( I knew his lady , one of the best women in the world , and his children , who were worthy of such parents ) .- " Yes , " replied they ...
Page 261
... After having travelled a few verstes , I heard the alarm beat at a considerable distance behind me . This custom re- quires some explanation . In the Russian villages , and other places very re- EXILE TO SIBERIA . 261.
... After having travelled a few verstes , I heard the alarm beat at a considerable distance behind me . This custom re- quires some explanation . In the Russian villages , and other places very re- EXILE TO SIBERIA . 261.
Page 269
... verstes of the spot where I had left my travelling companions . I had yet nearly three German miles to walk before I ... verste to verste indicate the distance of the adjacent towns . none were visible except in the lower story . I z 2 ...
... verstes of the spot where I had left my travelling companions . I had yet nearly three German miles to walk before I ... verste to verste indicate the distance of the adjacent towns . none were visible except in the lower story . I z 2 ...
Page 284
... verstes beyond it . Endeavouring to guess at the real motives of my arrest , I had recollected that ten years ago , while I was printing count Benyowsky , the late empress wrote to Revel , to the governor of that place , and charged him ...
... verstes beyond it . Endeavouring to guess at the real motives of my arrest , I had recollected that ten years ago , while I was printing count Benyowsky , the late empress wrote to Revel , to the governor of that place , and charged him ...
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