Costumes of Europe: with descriptions of the people, manners, and customs (1852)
Philadelphia : C.G. Henderson & Co., 1852 · leaf 21
their cheeks sunken, and their com-plexion swarthy. They have gray eyes,and yellow hair. Some of them till thesoil, others lead a wandering life—hunt-ing, fishing, or tending cattle. The bet-ter part of the nation are a sober indus-trious people, inured to hardship, fear-less and brave. To… … RUSSIANS. EUSSIAXS. EussiA is the largest and one of thecoldest countries of Europe. Its peopleare active and hardy, fond of such roughexercises as sleighing, riding on the ice,and bear hunting, and in time of warmake excellent soldiers. The country isruled by an emperor, who is called theAutocrat…
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