Travels Into Norway, Denmark and Russia: In the Years 1788, 1789, 1790, and 1791G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1792 - 506 pagina's |
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Pagina 230 - This aflembly is a natural mafquerade, and no city upon earth prefents any amufement of this kind in fuch perfection as Peterfburg. In other great cities the variety of ftrangers are not fo diftinguifhable as here, owing to their accommodating themfelves to the drefs of the country in which they refide or fojourn, in order to prevent the mob from ftaring at them. ' In Peterfburg there is no need of this compliance ; let foreigners be...
Pagina vi - It is not, however, long details, biographical, historical, or philosophical, that are expected by every reader to form the principal parts of books of travels. What the traveller himself observed, inferred, suffered, or enjoyed — but above all, manners, customs, dress, modes of life, domestic...
Pagina 228 - Scotland: both have the fhort jacket^ the ft riped 'petticoat, and the tar tan plaid ; and both too, in general, have a napkin rolled about their head. The Ruffian women are, however, far more elegant and rich in their attire ; nor is gold lace wanting to fet off their charms, any more than the art of painting.
Pagina 168 - To the confiant exertion of your abilities, and your zeal for the glory of the common caufe of ourfelves and the whole Ruffian empire, may, under God, be attributed the very...
Pagina 233 - ... comedy. The latter have a peculiar turn for works of humour ; but in tragedy they cut a poor figure. Tragedy has no charms in their eyes, and I am very much of their way of thinking. There are a fufficient number of melancholy fcenes prefented every day in real life: I prefer, with the Mofcovites, to fing and dance while we may.
Pagina 231 - They value themfelves chiefly upon their valour, and the ftrength of their army and navy, The improvement that firft attracted my attention is the theatre : in the depth of a fix month's Winter, this naturally attracts us from other objects perhaps more valuable.
Pagina 231 - She is only beginning to learn, and feems (truck at'her own importance. This young heir has got his different mailers to attend him: the Englifh mailer is teaching him the art of navigation and commerce; the French, as ufual, to dance and to drefs ; the Italian is drawing plans for his houfe, and teaching him to fing: the German makes him wheel to the right and left, and teaches him all the other arts of war. ' The truth is, the Ruffians are going on too fad in affefting, as well as attaining improvement.
Pagina 233 - They enjoy, with all their fouls, their native operas, in which are introduced rural fcenery, and manners, and native airs. Were I not afraid of your calling me Goth, I would tell you I prefer many of the Rufs fongs to the Italian : they are fimple, but exquifitely pleafing — the Ruffians forget every thing elfe while they are liftening to them.
Pagina 322 - And raging feas produc'd thee in a ftorm, A foul well-fuiting that tempeftuous kind, So rough thy manners, fo untam'd thy mind.
Pagina 168 - ... of our fleet, who have proved themfelves worthy of their country) our approbation of your exemplary...