The young Muscovite, or, The Poles in Russia, Volume 2Harper, 1834 |
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Abraham Alexis Anastasia answered Youry apiary art thou Ataman Bitchoura blessed Boyard Milolasky Boyard Schalonsky Boyard Tourenin Boyarinia Boyarishnia brother Chrapounoff church command continued Cossacks cried Czar Diaks didst thou dost thou enemy Esaul exclaimed Kirsha exclaimed Youry eyes Father Jeremy fortune-teller friend Kirsha gold nobles Goncewsky hand hast thou hath head hear heart Heaven Hetman holy honoured horse inquired isba Kirila Koudi Koudimitch Kremlin Kroutchina Lesouta looking Lord Mansouroff master Mitia monastery monks Moscow Natalia Nijni Nijni-Novogorod observed Omliash Palitzin Poles priest Prince Dimitry Prince Pojarsky Prince Tcherkasky rejoined replied Kirsha returned Kirsha returned the Zaporojetz road Russian Russian empire sayest Selo servants Shishi Smarga Jikoulin soon stood Sueta tell thee thou art thou didst thou hast thyself Timofey Fedorich traitor travellers Troitza troops Troubetskoy voice Warm Dwelling Waywode wersts Wladislaus wouldst young Boyard Youry Demetrich Zemsky
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