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Page 12
... followed by the Garde à Cheval on their splendid black horses , their uniform in every point the same except that of color . To see these troops sweep up toward the Kremlin , the light catching their shining silver and gold , and their ...
... followed by the Garde à Cheval on their splendid black horses , their uniform in every point the same except that of color . To see these troops sweep up toward the Kremlin , the light catching their shining silver and gold , and their ...
Page 13
... followed , and by so many people , as , instead of being the promi- nent figure of the procession , he seemed only to form a part of it . Indeed , there were evi- dences of flurry in the whole arrangements , and the ceremony of ...
... followed , and by so many people , as , instead of being the promi- nent figure of the procession , he seemed only to form a part of it . Indeed , there were evi- dences of flurry in the whole arrangements , and the ceremony of ...
Page 16
... followed the general example . There are hopes and fears in Russia just now that invest this coronation with a gravity and a significance beyond those of any preceding one , I am sure . Alas for the hopes ! If Alexander III . has been ...
... followed the general example . There are hopes and fears in Russia just now that invest this coronation with a gravity and a significance beyond those of any preceding one , I am sure . Alas for the hopes ! If Alexander III . has been ...
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... followed were drowned in a clang- ing of bells and a noise that seemed loud enough to announce the coronation to the whole of Russia . During the singing the im- perial family left their places to come and congratulate the Emperor and ...
... followed were drowned in a clang- ing of bells and a noise that seemed loud enough to announce the coronation to the whole of Russia . During the singing the im- perial family left their places to come and congratulate the Emperor and ...
Page 22
... followed by endless high dignitaries , returning in the same order after the anoint- ing and the holy communion . After this there was very little more of the ceremonial in the cathedral . At the end of the usual service there were some ...
... followed by endless high dignitaries , returning in the same order after the anoint- ing and the holy communion . After this there was very little more of the ceremonial in the cathedral . At the end of the usual service there were some ...
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