| Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) - France - 1823 - 430 pages
...entered the country-house of Murad-Bey at Gizeh. Such habitations bear no resemblance to our chateaux. We found it difficult to make it serve for our lodging,...distribution of the different apartments. But what chiefly struck the officers, was a great quantity of cushions and divans covered with the finest damasks... | |
| Walter Scott - France - 1835 - 456 pages
...entered the country house of Murad Bey at Gizeh. Such habitations bear no resemblance to our chateaux. We found it difficult to make it serve for our lodging, and to understand the distribution of the difThus were, in a great measure, destroyed the finest cavalry, considered as individual horsemen,... | |
| Walter Scott - France - 1835 - 454 pages
...entered the country house of Murad Bey at Gizeh. Such habitations bear no resemblance to our cltateavx. We found it difficult to make it serve for our lodging, and to understand the distribution of the (litThus were, in a great measure, destroyed the finest cavalry, considered as individual horsemen,... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - France - 1843 - 440 pages
...entered tbe country house of Murad Bey at Gizeh. Such habitations bear no resemblance to our chateaux. We found it difficult to make it serve for our lodging,...distribution of the different apartments. But what struck the officers, was a great quantity of cushions and divans covered with the finest damasks and... | |
| Henry Clay Watson - France - 1854 - 448 pages
...comprehend the distribution of the apartments. But what chiefly struck the officers with surprise, was the great quantity of cushions and divans covered with the finest damasks and Lyons silks, and ornamented with gold fringe. For the first time, they found the luxury and arts of... | |
| Henry Clay Watson - France - 1854 - 456 pages
...comprehend the distribution of the apartments. But what chiefly struck the officers with surprise, was the great quantity of cushions and divans covered with the finest damasks and Lyons silks, and ornamented with gold fringe. For the first time, they found the luxury and arts of... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - France - 1876 - 430 pages
...entered the country house of Murad Bey at Gizch. Such habitations bear no resemblance to our chateaux. We found it difficult to make it serve for our lodging,...distribution of the different apartments. But what struck the officers, was a great quantity of cushions and divans covered with the finest damasks and... | |
| William Hazlitt - France - 1895 - 342 pages
...understand the distribution of the apartments. But what chiefly struck the officers with surprise was the great quantity of cushions and divans covered with the finest damasks and Lyons silks, and ornamented with gold fringe. For the first time they found the luxury and arts of... | |
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