History of Russia and of Peter the GreatTreuttel and Würtz, Treuttel, jun. and Richter, 1829 - 447 sivua |
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Muita painoksia - Näytä kaikki
Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
amidst ancient appanages arms army Asia Askold and Dir barbarians barbarism blood boyards brother Byzantium cause century CHAPTER Christianity cities civilization clergy commerce compelled conquered conquest dared descendants despotism dissensions Dmitry Donskoi dynasty enemies epoch established Europe European father fiefs foreign Genghis Khan genius glory Golden Horde Grand Grand-Prince Greek grivnas guards hand hundred Igor invasion Ivan III Ivan IV Ivan Kalita Kaptchak Karamsin Kasan Khan Kief lastly length Lithuania Livonian knights manners master military Mongol nation nobility nobles Novgorod Novgorodians Oleg Olga order of succession period perpetually Peter plunder Poland Polovtzy priests primate Prince of Twer Princes of Moscow Pskof reign religion remarkable rendered republic Rurik Russian empire Russian princes sian slavery slaves Slavonians sovereign subjects successor Suzdal Sveneld Sviatoslaf Tartars thing thousand throne tion tribes tribute Tzar Usbek vaiwodes vanquished Varangians Vassili victory Vladimir warriors Yaroslaf Yury
Suositut otteet
Sivu 65 - Bear in mind that a man ought to be always employed : look carefully into your domestic concerns, and fly from drunkenness and debauchery. " Love your wives, but do not suffer them to have any power over you. "Endeavour constantly to obtain knowledge. Without having quitted his palace, my father spoke five languages,— a thing which wins for us the admiration of foreigners.
Sivu 65 - ... Be fathers to the orphan; be yourselves judges for the widow. Put to death neither the innocent nor the guilty, for nothing is more sacred than the life and soul of a Christian. '" Keep not the priests at a distance from you; do good to them, that they may offer up prayers to God for you. '" Violate not the oath which you have sworn on the cross. My brothers said to me, ' Assist us to expel the sons of Rotislaf, and seize upon their provinces, or renounce our alliance.' But I answered, ' I cannot...
Sivu 65 - If you find yourself affected by any ailment, make three prostrations down to the ground before the Lord ; and never let the sun find you in bed. At the dawn of day, my father, and the virtuous men by whom he was surrounded, did thus : They glorified the Lord. They then seated themselves to deliberate, or to administer justice to the people, or they went to the chase ; and in the middle of the day they slept ; which God permits to man, as well as to the beasts and birds.
Sivu 441 - ... into another, and, after great agonies, expired at five o'clock in the afternoon. I went directly to inform the...
Sivu 441 - Very few believed he died a natural death ; but it was dangerous for people to speak as they thought. The ministers of the emperor, and the states of Holland, were forbid the court, for speaking their mind too freely on this occasion, and, upon complaint against them, were both recalled.
Sivu 321 - ... cannon, deposited in a great central establishment, in the fortresses, and three military magazines on the frontiers of the three chief national enemies, the Turks, the Poles, and the Swedes. On the other hand, from the relics of the sailing-boat had arisen thirty ships of the line, a proportionate number of frigates and smaller vessels of war, two hundred galleys with sails and oars, and a multitude of experienced mariners. But with what treasures did Peter undertake the moral and physical transformation...
Sivu 440 - Czar with all his attendants withdrew with very dismal countenances, and when they went, the marshal ordered me to attend at the prince's apartment, and in case of any alteration, to inform him immediately thereof : there were at that time two physicians and two surgeons in waiting, with whom, and the officer on guard, I dined on what had been dressed for the prince's dinner. The physicians were called in immediately after to attend the prince, who was struggling out of one convulsion into another,...
Sivu 61 - Jauffret, ii. 84. doubtless reckoned the treaty they had recently extorted from him. But by how many great actions did he not atone for this great error! When, in 1093, his father died in his arms, on the throne of Kief, which he bequeathed to him, and of which all good citizens implored his acceptance, he refused it. Absurd as was the established order of succession, he respected it, and transmitted the sceptre to his cousin Sviatopolk. " His father," said he, "was the senior of mine; he reigned...
Sivu 147 - sends him this illustrious spouse, an offset of that imperial tree, the shadow of which was formerly spread over all orthodox Christian brothers. Fortunate alliance ! which brings to mind that of the Great Vladimir, and which will make another Byzantium of Moscow, and give to its Grand-Princes all the rights of the Greek emperors !" Thenceforth, a sumptuous train was requisite to the new autocrat.
Sivu 66 - In my youth, what falls from my horse did I not experience ! wounding my feet and my hands, and breaking my head against trees. But the Lord watched over me. " In hunting amidst the thickest forests, how many times have I myself caught wild horses and bound them together ! How many times have I been thrown down by buffaloes, wounded by the antlers of stags, and trodden under the feet of elks ! A furious wild boar rent my sword from my baldrick : my saddle was torn to pieces by a bear ; this terrible...