| |
| | The Englishwoman in Russia (1855) |
 | | We are told that, in their voyages thither, they descended the Dnieper; that, on coming to rocks, they lightened the weight of their ships by discharging the cargoes, and carrying them on men's shoulders along tbe shores; they re-embarked when the danger was passed. |
 | | On reaching the mouth of the Dnieper, they waited for a fair wind, and then coasted along the western shores of the Black Sea, until they came to the Greek capital, which, in their language, was designated Tzargrad, or the City of the Caesars. |
 | | Oleg, the guardian of Rurick' s son, is said to have made a successful attack on Constantinople, and committed fearful ravages in its vicinity. |
| erc.lib.umn.edu /dynaweb/readers/englworu/@Generic__BookTextView/1974 (2272 words) |
|