St. Petersburgh, a journal of travels to and from that capital, Volum 1 |
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St. Petersburgh, a journal of travels to and from that capital, Volum 1 Augustus Bozzi Granville Visualització completa - 1828 |
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Pàgina 345 - Looking tranquillity ! it strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart.
Pàgina 422 - Peter on a fiery steed, which he is supposed to have taught, by skill, management, and perseverance, to rush up a steep and precipitous rock, to the very brink of a precipice, over which the animal and the Imperial rider pause without fear and in an attitude of triumph. The horse rears with his...
Pàgina 423 - ... precipice, over which the animal and the imperial rider pause, without fear and in an attitude of triumph. The horse rears with his fore-feet in the air, and seems to be impatient of restraint, while the sovereign, turned towards the island, surveys with calm and serene countenance his capital rising out of the waters over which he extends the hand of protection. The bold manner in which the group has been made to rest on the hind legs of...
Pàgina 423 - Arabians out of that nobleman's stud, to the summit of a steep artificial mound formed for the purpose, accustoming the horse to gallop up to it and to halt suddenly, with his fore-legs raised, pawing the air over the brink of a precipice. This dangerous experiment was carried into effect by the general for some days, in the presence of several spectators, and of Falconet, who sketched the various movements and parts of the groups from day to day, and was thus enabled to produce perhaps the finest...
Pàgina 423 - ... so striking a position of man and animal, without having before his eyes a horse and rider in the attitude he had devised. General Melissino, an officer having the reputation of being the most expert as well as...
Pàgina 114 - ... well luted. By keeping the water to the boiling point, the mixture in the retort will distil over into the receiver, which should be covered over with wet cloths. In this manner will be obtained pure Eau de Cologne.
Pàgina 402 - ... total absence of those dark and wretched courts and lanes, the abode of the lowest classes, which, in other cities, obtrude themselves on the notice of the traveller, in the midst of grandeur and stateliness of exterior.
Pàgina 502 - ... other data, namely, 1818 and 1819, I find that in the former year northern lights occurred only six, and in the latter twelve times. At the close of last autumn, this curious phenomenon appeared on one occasion, magnificently bright. The sky was illuminated from the horizon to the zenith, extending east and west to a considerable distance. Masses of fire in the form of columns, and as brilliant as the brightest phosphorus, danced in the air, and streaks of a deeper light, of various sizes, rose...
Pàgina 494 - ... lies down in a sort of apathy and general relaxation which are by no means disagreeable. The parilstchick next brings his large pan full of soap suds, and grasping, with both his hands, a quantity of the inner bark of the lime tree (commonly called bass) cut into fine slips, soaked in the soap suds, rubs every part of the body, softly pressing on every joint and bidding you turn whenever he thinks it requisite. After continuing this operation for some time, tepid or perfectly cold water, at the...
Pàgina 426 - The elevated tower of this building offers an excellent opportunity of taking a periscopic birdV eye view of the city ; we at the same time ascended to the external gallery placed around the lantern, which surmounting the dome, serves as a base to the beautiful and richly gilt spire that rises from this point, eighty-five feet high. In this situation, we found ourselves at an elevation of one hundred and forty-five feet above the level of the Neva ; and never did a more magnificent spectacle greet...