This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1819 edition. Excerpt: ...reigns in the midst of the daily business, bring to the mind a lively recollection of the dwellings of our eastern neighbours. You are induced to believe that the women are intentionally concealed. 'l'he black handkerchiefs with which they cover their heads resemble hats, and their blue pelisses, approaching ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1819 edition. Excerpt: ...reigns in the midst of the daily business, bring to the mind a lively recollection of the dwellings of our eastern neighbours. You are induced to believe that the women are intentionally concealed. 'l'he black handkerchiefs with which they cover their heads resemble hats, and their blue pelisses, approaching to the uniform of the hussar, almost disguise their sex. The men are covered with large clokes, generally of a dark-blue, and look under their broad hats as from beneath an umbrella; and the appearance of the multitude, in other places so varied, is here uniform and melancholy." The inhabitants in general live in rural simplicity, estranged from the luxury and dissipation of great cities. The town is famous for its bread, its sope, salt-petre, and tobacco-pipes; and literature is not neglected amidst the concerns of trade; for, beside a large catholic school, there is a reformed or Calvinistic college, which is well frequented. Except Buda or Pesth, Temeswar is the handsomest town in Hungary. It is the seat. of a council of finance, and the residence of a Greek bishop---Gran is more distinguished by being the see of the Hungarian primate, than by beauty of structure or commercial importance. ' Msuuracruses AN!) commune: -1. Notwithstanding an ample provision of raw materials, the manufactures of the Hungarians, for a long period, were few and inconsiderable. Maria Theresa seems to have been the first of their sovereigns who took serious measures for the promotion of that bmnch of industry and profit. She sent for a number of artisans from the Netherlands, and particularly encouraged silkweaving and the woollen and cotton branches; but these arts did not greatly flourish with all her care and attention. The linen which is made in...
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Acceptable. A New Geographical, Historical, And Commercial Grammar; And Present State of The Several Kingdoms Of The World. The Twentieth Edition. Fully bound in brown leather with red title box on spine. Front hinge is cracked and discolouration/foxing to pages. Multiple fold out maps throughout; front world map is missing. Astronomical part by James Ferguson and Dr. Herschel.
