 | William Otter - Clarke, Edward Daniel, 1769-1822 - 1824 - 700 pages
...through the streets. You see its numerous spires glittering with gold, amidst domes, and painted palaces, in the midst of an open plain, for several versts before you reach it. Having passed the gates, you look about, and wonder what is become of the town, or where you are,... | |
 | Josiah Conder - Russia - 1825 - 372 pages
...describes the impressions made by its appearance on his first arrival. " Numerous spires glittering with gold, amidst burnished domes and painted palaces,...open plain, for several versts before you reach the Petersburgh gate. Having passed, you look about and wonder what has become of the city, or where you... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 410 pages
...again to the gate by which we entered, and thence through the streets. Numerous spires, glittering with gold, amidst burnished domes and painted palaces,...an open plain, for several versts before you reach this gate. Having passed, you look about, and wonder what is become of the city , or where you are... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - Conduct of life - 1827 - 404 pages
...again to the gate by which we entered, and thence throngh the streets. Numerous spires, glittering with gold, amidst burnished domes and painted palaces,...an open plain, for several versts before you reach thi& gate. Having passed, you look about, and wonder what is become of the city, or where you are;... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 404 pages
...again to the gate by which we entered, and thence through the streets. Numerous spires, glittering with gold, amidst burnished domes and painted palaces, appear in the midst of an open plain, for aeveral versts before you reach this gate. Having passed, you look about, and wonder what is become... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 820 pages
...in surpassing it ; in causing wonder and derision, pleasure and regret. Numerous spires glittering with gold, amidst burnished domes, and painted palaces, appear in the midst of an open plain, several versts before you reach the city. One might imagine all the states of Europe and Asia had sent... | |
 | John Conolly - 1832 - 224 pages
...cottages." "Dr. Clarke gives a striking description of it. " Numerous spires," says he, " glittering with gold, amidst burnished domes and painted palaces,...appear in the midst of an open plain, for several versls before you reach the Petersburg gate. Having passed, you look about and wonder what has become... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Geography - 1838 - 480 pages
...again to the gate by which we entered, and thence through the streets. Numerous spires, glittering with gold, amidst burnished domes and painted palaces,...an open plain, for several versts before you reach this gate. Having passed, you look about, and wonder what has become of the city, or where you are... | |
 | William Balmbro'. Flower - 1848 - 304 pages
...again to the gate by which we entered, and thence through the streets. Numerous spires, glittering with gold, amidst burnished domes and painted palaces,...an open plain, for several versts before you reach this gate. Having passed, you look about and wonder what is become of the city, or where you are ;... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Geography - 1826 - 492 pages
...again to the gate by which we entered, and thence through the streets. Numerous spires, glittering with gold, amidst burnished domes and painted palaces,...an open plain, for several versts before you reach this gate. Having passed, you look about, and wonder what has become of the '•ity, or where you are... | |
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... gate. Having passed, you look about, and wonder what is become of the city, or where you are; and are ready to ask, once more, How far is it to Moscow? They will tell you> 
