The Saint Petersburg English Review of Literature, the Arts and Sciences, Volume 1Hauer., 1842 |
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... Lady of Honour to Her Im- perial Majesty . Bariatinsky , the Prince . Barnes , Mr. John . Baroth , Mr. Charles . Baynes , Sir Edward Stuart , K. C. M. G. , Her Bri- tannic Majesty's Consul . Beck , Mr. Beguitsheff , H. E. Mlle . Behm ...
... Lady of Honour to Her Im- perial Majesty . Bariatinsky , the Prince . Barnes , Mr. John . Baroth , Mr. Charles . Baynes , Sir Edward Stuart , K. C. M. G. , Her Bri- tannic Majesty's Consul . Beck , Mr. Beguitsheff , H. E. Mlle . Behm ...
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... Clayworth , Mr. Clements , Mr. C. Colley , Mr. Henry , Moscow . Craig , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Charles . Cumming , Mr. , Riga . Czernicheff , the Princess , Lady of Honour to Her Imperial Majesty . Danileffsky , Mlle . A. D. Daschkoff , Mlle .
... Clayworth , Mr. Clements , Mr. C. Colley , Mr. Henry , Moscow . Craig , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Charles . Cumming , Mr. , Riga . Czernicheff , the Princess , Lady of Honour to Her Imperial Majesty . Danileffsky , Mlle . A. D. Daschkoff , Mlle .
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... ; but at last suitors grew chary of their presents , and withheld them till an interview with the young lady should have sealed their fortune . ; In the town in which dwelt Poo - Poo HO - FI OF THE YELLOW GIRDLE . 15.
... ; but at last suitors grew chary of their presents , and withheld them till an interview with the young lady should have sealed their fortune . ; In the town in which dwelt Poo - Poo HO - FI OF THE YELLOW GIRDLE . 15.
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... lady's taste ; » his shawl might have won the heart even of an English lady ; his cap he had procured from one of the most eminent modistes of Pekin ; and the tippet , which formed part of his out - door dress , was of the most costly ...
... lady's taste ; » his shawl might have won the heart even of an English lady ; his cap he had procured from one of the most eminent modistes of Pekin ; and the tippet , which formed part of his out - door dress , was of the most costly ...
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... lady's heart . The vanquished So - Sli kept the snuff - box , ate the poodle , and ac- cepted the heart and the hand of Ho - Fi . They were married , and a fortnight flew by in two days ; or perhaps the young pair made some ...
... lady's heart . The vanquished So - Sli kept the snuff - box , ate the poodle , and ac- cepted the heart and the hand of Ho - Fi . They were married , and a fortnight flew by in two days ; or perhaps the young pair made some ...
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Allah Anglo-Saxons appeared arms Azbeaz beauty became Bellingham BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY brother Bude light called Catlin character Chinese coat cold colour cried Croxby daughter death Deerslayer door eccellenza Elliotson engineer England English exclaimed eyes face fear feeling feet French gentleman Gipps gipsy give ground Gulchin H. E. Mme hand head heard heart Herodotus Ho-Fi horse hydropathy Impecinado improvements Indian Khodadad King lady light locksmith look Lord Majesty manner Mashallah Maypole means miles mind Moscow mother never night O'Key passed perhaps person Poo-Poo present remarkable returned Riga river Sakalchok Saxon scarcely Sealed September seemed seen September 20 Shah side six months smile Smuggler Bill So-Sli soon sport streets tell thing thought tion took turned Wakley whilst whole wife Willet window woman women words Xerxes young
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