Sortie courtly |
Weber turns with obvious thankfulness to relate other matters of the court and of Petersburg. Though dwarves were in the regal fashion of the era, the Emperor of Austria, Charles VI, possessed of a Je... Posted by Buzzsaw and The Shavings on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:42:00 PST |
Preen scene |
Peter was dazzled by the effect and the grace of the endeavours of LeBlond, lingering amidst the lilacs he adored, and the envy of Menshikov, ever zealous to defend his portion of the love of the Tsar... Posted by Buzzsaw and The Shavings on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:17:00 PST |
Plumb done |
Yet though Menshikov enjoyed the rustic confines of a tavern, jousting wits and suffering the blows of the Tsar's temperament that might suddenly succeed a sunny face hazed in the fog of tobacco fumes... Posted by Buzzsaw and The Shavings on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:31:00 PST |
Point appoint |
But the labours of construction were unimpeded by the sallies of the wilderness and the destructive energies of the Neva. The first crude cabin of Peter was succeeded by the first Summer Palace,... Posted by Buzzsaw and The Shavings on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:49:00 PST |
Own prone |
These edicts also roused the skilled carpenter and mason as well as the hordes of the peasant from the further reaches of Russia, and this sullen and resentful mass streamed unwillingly to the mouth o... Posted by Buzzsaw and The Shavings on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:22:00 PST |
March arch |
THE FOUNDATION OF ST. PETERSBURG AND THE LATER REIGN OF PETER THE  ... Posted by Buzzsaw and The Shavings on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:07:00 PST |
Atune boon |
At this time, in October, 1718, Charles XII resumed his assaults upon Norway, pushing his arms into that rugged nation of forests and glaciers rather than the more clement and gentle confines of Germa... Posted by Buzzsaw and The Shavings on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:17:00 PST |
Raw draw |
Restored to liberty, Gortz made rapid strides to attain the locality of the Tsar; he laboured to restore his influence over Peter who again was prepared to offer his trust in this figure who promised ... Posted by Buzzsaw and The Shavings on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:51:00 PST |
Elementary plenty |
Charles XII replied to the King of England with the arrest of his ambassador and his family in Sweden, fixed a diligent watch upon the Dutch minister and applied a silence upon his assent to the ventu... Posted by Buzzsaw and The Shavings on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:33:00 PST |
Plain gain |
Thusly armed with the regal assent, Gortz commenced his grand project; he first wished to secure the involvement of the Tsar through an approach to his Scottish personal doctor, one Erskine, who might... Posted by Buzzsaw and The Shavings on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:52:00 PST |