Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England, by Bussorah, Bagdad, the Ruins of Babylon, Curdistan, the Court of Persia, the Western Shore of the Caspian Sea, Astrakhan, Nishney Novogorod, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh, in the Year 1824, Volume 2 |
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Abbas afternoon ancient Aniran appearance Araxes Armenians Arrian arrived Astrakhan attended Bakoo banks BASTINADO beautiful breakfast called capital caravanserai Caspian Sea Caucasus Chosroes Commandant compliment Cossack station costume court dinner Diodorus Siculus distance dress Durbund Elwund English European feet FISHERY flowers French garden Governor Hajee Hamadan Hassan Khan honour horses Illyaut inhabitants inscription Isidorus of Charax journey July June Kalmucks Kermanshah King King's Kizliar Lamb late Prince Mæana Mahometan Major Willock Mehmaundaur miles morning Moscow moun mountain mounted naphtha natives nearly night o'clock occupied officers palace party passed Persian plain population post-house present Prince Royal Prince's quarters river road ruins rukum Russian Sarepta sculpture seated sent servant Sheesha Shirvan spoke stone Suleiman Khan Sultanieh Tabriz tain Tartar Teheraun temple tents tion told took town traveller tribe valley Veaux versts village walls