John Ledyard's Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788, Volume 2University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1964 - 698 pages |
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Page 175
... eyes , to the olive , the black jetty hair and eyes : and these all of the same Language , same dress , and I suppose same tribe . I have frequently observed in Russian villages- obscured , and dirty , mean and poor , that the women of ...
... eyes , to the olive , the black jetty hair and eyes : and these all of the same Language , same dress , and I suppose same tribe . I have frequently observed in Russian villages- obscured , and dirty , mean and poor , that the women of ...
Page 220
... Eyes universally are at a great distance from each other & very small , & over each Corner of the Eye the Skin projects over the Ball- the part ap- 106 pears swelled.1 The Mouth in general however is of a middling size , & the Lips thin ...
... Eyes universally are at a great distance from each other & very small , & over each Corner of the Eye the Skin projects over the Ball- the part ap- 106 pears swelled.1 The Mouth in general however is of a middling size , & the Lips thin ...
Page 259
... Eyes which like all others of that Sort rather surprize than convince me into the Idea of Beauty . They have good Teeth & some very pretty Features . But I am disgusted the moment I view a horrid clumsy , large coarse dirty Hand ; this ...
... Eyes which like all others of that Sort rather surprize than convince me into the Idea of Beauty . They have good Teeth & some very pretty Features . But I am disgusted the moment I view a horrid clumsy , large coarse dirty Hand ; this ...
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