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Page ii
... stood on a dais of red ; the whole erection in the middle had been covered with red cloth ; a gold balustrade ran round it , and gold balustrades marked the divisions for the members of the imperial house , for the foreign princes , the ...
... stood on a dais of red ; the whole erection in the middle had been covered with red cloth ; a gold balustrade ran round it , and gold balustrades marked the divisions for the members of the imperial house , for the foreign princes , the ...
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... stood close to our left , held by grooms , and beyond them were the horses for the heralds and masters of ceremonies , who presently began to mount . The heralds were two good people I know very well by sight : one very tall and lanky ...
... stood close to our left , held by grooms , and beyond them were the horses for the heralds and masters of ceremonies , who presently began to mount . The heralds were two good people I know very well by sight : one very tall and lanky ...
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... stood during the five hours of the service ( with only some instants ' exception now and then ) , so impressed and so interested that I did not realize till it was all over and we were at home again how tired I was . The long- est ...
... stood during the five hours of the service ( with only some instants ' exception now and then ) , so impressed and so interested that I did not realize till it was all over and we were at home again how tired I was . The long- est ...
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... stood crowned before their thrones and wear- ing the imperial mantles , while the priests proclaimed the titles of the autocrat of all the Russias at full length ; and the beautiful chants that followed were drowned in a clang- ing of ...
... stood crowned before their thrones and wear- ing the imperial mantles , while the priests proclaimed the titles of the autocrat of all the Russias at full length ; and the beautiful chants that followed were drowned in a clang- ing of ...
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... stood revealed in the dark- ness , " mystic , wonderful . » One's eye followed the lights along the top of the wall to each curious tower ; along the wall again to the grouped churches with every outline marked ; and up , the pinnacled ...
... stood revealed in the dark- ness , " mystic , wonderful . » One's eye followed the lights along the top of the wall to each curious tower ; along the wall again to the grouped churches with every outline marked ; and up , the pinnacled ...
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