The Century: A Popular QuarterlyCentury Company, 1896 |
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Page 12
... turned out so well , and that the horses , for instance , far surpassed ours . All this time the bells over the whole of Moscow were ringing ( they almost drowned the noise of the cannon that announced the entry ) , and those of the ...
... turned out so well , and that the horses , for instance , far surpassed ours . All this time the bells over the whole of Moscow were ringing ( they almost drowned the noise of the cannon that announced the entry ) , and those of the ...
Page 20
... turned a face full of emotion to her husband and held out her hand , and he taking it and stooping down , they kissed each other . His Majesty now received the scepter and globe again , and Emperor and Empress stood crowned before their ...
... turned a face full of emotion to her husband and held out her hand , and he taking it and stooping down , they kissed each other . His Majesty now received the scepter and globe again , and Emperor and Empress stood crowned before their ...
Page 22
... turned to salute his people , receiving a tre- mendous acclamation in answer , and had passed into the palace . I had thought we were now to follow his Majesty up the stair and see the imperial « banquet . » Not a bit of it . We were ...
... turned to salute his people , receiving a tre- mendous acclamation in answer , and had passed into the palace . I had thought we were now to follow his Majesty up the stair and see the imperial « banquet . » Not a bit of it . We were ...
Page 25
... turned to lead the way back ; and the procession was striking as it came through these glittering ranks - the almost uniform white of the ladies ' dresses throwing up the men's uniforms and the won- derful cloth - of - silver and ...
... turned to lead the way back ; and the procession was striking as it came through these glittering ranks - the almost uniform white of the ladies ' dresses throwing up the men's uniforms and the won- derful cloth - of - silver and ...
Page 26
... turned to greet the Emperor as he came into his pavilion , it was a most impressive sight . One could n't help thinking what power there was in such a mass with anything to rouse it . But the people seemed wonderfully well disposed and ...
... turned to greet the Emperor as he came into his pavilion , it was a most impressive sight . One could n't help thinking what power there was in such a mass with anything to rouse it . But the people seemed wonderfully well disposed and ...
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