The Quarterly Review, Volume 139William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1875 |
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Page 494
... Tsar . ' He even seems to have made some notes on the subject ; and his example was followed by his great successor , Catherine II . , who herself com- piled a selection of Russian proverbs , observing of them that , 6 they point sense ...
... Tsar . ' He even seems to have made some notes on the subject ; and his example was followed by his great successor , Catherine II . , who herself com- piled a selection of Russian proverbs , observing of them that , 6 they point sense ...
Page 501
... Tsar grovelled before the monarch , and struck the ground with his brow . Similarly the remark , ' The sun works by day and rests by night ' is now a commonplace metaphor ; but it once expressed an actual belief . 6 Of Russia itself ...
... Tsar grovelled before the monarch , and struck the ground with his brow . Similarly the remark , ' The sun works by day and rests by night ' is now a commonplace metaphor ; but it once expressed an actual belief . 6 Of Russia itself ...
Page 513
... Tsar and Tsarstvo ( or Tsardom ) is very great , as well as to the names of various royal appurtenances - such as Kazna , for instance , originally the Tsar's private treasury , now that of the State , the funds of which the people ...
... Tsar and Tsarstvo ( or Tsardom ) is very great , as well as to the names of various royal appurtenances - such as Kazna , for instance , originally the Tsar's private treasury , now that of the State , the funds of which the people ...
Page 520
... Tsars , savagely simple in its nature , gave rise to a number of proverbial sayings , some of which still exist , but in a form which now - a - days requires explanation . Thus , A brother has paid a brother with his head , ' conveys ...
... Tsars , savagely simple in its nature , gave rise to a number of proverbial sayings , some of which still exist , but in a form which now - a - days requires explanation . Thus , A brother has paid a brother with his head , ' conveys ...
Page 522
... tsars alluded to , and the proverb changed into Near the Tsar , near honour . ' An interesting phrase is , It is early for the Tartars to go against Russia , ' telling as it does of the time when each spring brought with it fears of ...
... tsars alluded to , and the proverb changed into Near the Tsar , near honour . ' An interesting phrase is , It is early for the Tartars to go against Russia , ' telling as it does of the time when each spring brought with it fears of ...
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