Journal of a Diplomate's Three Years' Residence in Persia, Volumen1Smith, Elder and Company, 1864 |
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Journal of a Diplomate's Three Years Residence in Persia, Volumen1 Edward B. Eastwick Vista completa - 1864 |
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Akhaltzik Alison Armenian arrived ascended asked beautiful Black Sea bridge bugs built Burján called carriage carriole Caucasia Caucasus Circassians colonel Constantinople Cossack Crimean war deep descended dinner dirty Doria dormeuse eight eighteen versts English Erivan farsakhs Fath Ali Shah feet high fever fleas French gallop garden Georgian going Gokchah Gori half handsome head hills horses hour hundred Kazvín Kúr Kutais ladies looking Marand miles Mingrelian Mirza miserable Mission monastery morning mountains mounted Muhammad musquitoes night officer palace passed Persia Persian post-house Poti pretty Prince Bariatinski PRINCE-GOVERNOr quarter Rahim rain reached regiment Resht Rhion ride river road rode roubles round Russian sent servants Shah's side soldiers soon Stamboul started station station-master steamer steep stream Suram Tabriz tarantasse Teflis Tehran Tengoborski told took town trees Turkish Turks versts village walked Yakúb yards
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