ISBN: 1236407016

[EAN: 9781236407016], Neubuch, LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU,WORLD,LITERARY, This item is printed on demand. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can downlo… More...

[EAN: 9781236407016], Neubuch, LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU,WORLD,LITERARY, This item is printed on demand. 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. 1898 Excerpt: . . . who generally choose to take the conveniency of-going down the Danube. We have had the blessing of being favoured by finer weather than is common at this time of the year; though the snow was so deep, we were obliged to have our coaches fixed upon traineaus, which move so swift and so easily, tis by far the most agreeable manner of travelling post. We came to Raab (the second day from Vienna) on the seventeenth instant, where Mr. sending word of our arrival to the governor, we had the best house in the town provided for us, the garrison put under arms, a guard ordered at our door, and all other honours paid to as. The governor and officers immediately waited on Mr. to know if there was any thing to be done for his service. The Bishop of Tcmeswar came to visit us with great civility, earnestly pressing us to dine with him the next day; which we refusing, as being resolved to pursue our journey, he sent us several baskets of winter fruit, and a great variety of fine Hungarian wines, with a young hind just killed. This is a prelate of great power in this country, of the ancient family of Nadasti, so considerable for many ages in this kingdom. He is a very polite, agreeable, cheerful old man, wearing the Hungarian habit, with a venerable white beard down to his girdle. Ruab is a strong town, well garrisoned and fortified, and was a long time the frontier town between the Turkish and German empires. It has its name from the river Bab, on which it is situated, just on its meeting with the Danube, in an open champaign country. It was first taken by the Turks, under the command of Pasha Sinan, in the reign of Sultan Amurath III, fifteen hundred and ninety-four. The governor, being supposed to have betrayed it, was afterwards beheaded by the emperors command. The . . .<

ISBN: 1236407016

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ISBN: 9781236407016

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