| 单词 | Circassian |
| 例句 | Morgan’s private library is kitted out with three tiers of Circassian walnut bookshelves, under a vaulted ceiling painted with muses and zodiac signs. 3 Choice Museums and a Treat for Kids, No Subway Trips in Between 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z There are, however, Circassian descendants in Israel, Turkey and Kosovo, whom Bullough doggedly traced to tell the story of their people's genocide. Let Our Fame Be Great: Journeys Among the Defiant People of the?Caucasus by Oliver Bullough 2010-05-07T23:17:00Z Start with Circassian chicken with walnuts or a skewer of sesame-coated beef with a Roquefort dip, then move to sea bass stew or marinated fillet of beef. 36 Hours in Istanbul, Asian Side 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z She's researching the country's tiny Circassian Muslim community for a PBS documentary. At 82, Dr. Ruth has more than sex on her mind 2010-08-18T15:32:00Z He deftly peels away the layers of racism in sideshow mermaids, “Feejee” savages and Circassian beauties. Liars, hucksters and fake news are nothing new: a history lesson in hoaxes 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z But after violence broke out between the island’s Greek and Turkish communities, her ethnically Turkish, Circassian and Kurdish family fled to the U.K. when she was 5. Meet the person who will shape Seattle’s arts sector for years to come 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z In the Caucasus, where Russia vied with the Ottoman and Persian empires for power, the Muslim Circassians, who had inhabited the area for millennia, resisted Russian domination. How Russian colonialism took the Western anti-imperialist Left for a ride 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Circassians arrived as slaves, Levantine Arabs and Western Europeans as businesspeople. Egypt Spars With Dutch Museum Over Ancient History 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z It records the emancipation of an enslaved Circassian woman named Caterina by her owner. Who Was Leonardo’s Mother? A Novelist Has Evidence She Was Enslaved. 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z But there are also large numbers of Arabs and Assyrian Christians, along with smaller populations of Turkmen, Armenian, Circassian and Yazidi minorities. Syria’s Kurds Wanted Autonomy. They Got an Endless War. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z In all, voters chose 130 members of the lower house of parliament, with 15 seats reserved for women, nine for Christians and three for minority Chechens and Circassians. Women, Islamists suffer setbacks in election in Jordan 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z The result was the Circassian genocide in which nearly the entire Circassian population was killed or expelled to the Middle East, where most Circassians live today. How Russian colonialism took the Western anti-imperialist Left for a ride 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Voters will elect 130 members of the lower house of parliament, with 15 seats reserved for women, nine for Christians and three for minority Chechens and Circassians. Jordan holds parliamentary elections amid virus surge 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z While Kurds predominate in the region, a mix of ethnic groups lives among them — Turks and Arabs, along with tiny minorities of Assyrians, Circassians, Armenians and Jews with their own histories of persecution. Turkey’s border towns pay deadly price for Erdogan’s Syria incursion 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The small town was home to a diverse mix of Kurdish, Arab, Circassian and Armenian communities before the war began, she said. Fleeing Kurds fear they will never return home as Turkish assault intensifies 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z In response to your movement, Netanyahu established the “Ministerial Committee on Druze, Circassian and Minority Community Members who Serve in the Security Forces Affairs” and offered Druze communities financial incentives. A former Israeli general in the spotlight: 'If I am not a Jew, then this is not my country?' 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z At the Hashemite University in Amman, she researched the genetics of the country’s Circassian and Chechen ethnic groups and began to collaborate with scientists worldwide, for instance on the study of ancient human lineages. A Jordanian biologist redefines success for women in science 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Circassians, a mostly Muslim ethnic group, are also drafted into the Israeli military. They’re ‘Blood Brothers’ With Israel’s Jews. But Druse Call New Law a Betrayal. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Sochi was conquered in the 19th century by the Russian army, which drove out most of the native Circassian people. WORLD CUP: Sochi is a summer and winter tourist attraction 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z As the son of Circassian immigrants, Eşref represents the demographic change that played a critical role in this period. How an Outlaw Became the 'Turkish Lawrence of Arabia' 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Syrian cuisine has evolved over thousands of years of conquests, trading and migrations, shaped and blended by dozens of peoples: Arab, Kurdish, Druze, Armenian, Circassian, Assyrian, Alawite, Turkish, Turkmen, Palestinian, Ismaili, Greek, Jewish, Yazidi. Remembrance of tastes past: Syria’s disappearing food culture | Wendell Steavenson 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z More than 4 million Jordanians were eligible to vote for a 130-member parliament, with 15 seats reserved for women, nine for Christians and three for minority Chechens and Circassians. Jordanians elect new parliament in cautious reform move 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z More than 4 million residents in the pro-Western monarchy are eligible to vote for a 130-member parliament, with 15 seats reserved for women, nine for Christians and three for minority Chechens and Circassians. Jordanians elect new parliament in cautious reform move 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z In Tuesday's election, Jordanians will choose 130 members of parliament, with 15 seats reserved for women, nine for Christians and three for minority Chechens and Circassians. Jordan election seen as small step toward democratic reform 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z In Tuesday’s election, Jordanians will choose 130 members of parliament, with 15 seats reserved for women, nine for Christians and three for minority Chechens and Circassians. Jordan election seen as small step toward democratic reform 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z In both Jordan and the West Bank the authorities sought to stack the ballot against the Islamists by reserving a disproportionate number of seats for groups such as Christians, Circassians and women. The ballot and the Book 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The city has long been multi-cultural, a complex mix of Kurds, Iranians, Turkmen, Armenians and Circassians overlaid on an Arab base in which multi-denominational churches and mosques still share the space. Aleppo: Is besieged Syrian city facing last gasp? - BBC News 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z And the Arawakan Garifuna language in the Bronx and Circassian languages in pockets of New Jersey. New York Today: Our Disappearing Languages 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z A top aide to Mr. Kadyrov then posted a picture of the Chechen leader handling an aggressive Circassian shepherd named Tarzan, whose “fangs were itching” to bite important opposition figures. Menacing Video Posted by Chechen Leader Alarms Critics of Putin in Russia 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z For me, I am from a minority group in Jordan, Circassian, and half Texan to boot. A Photographer Captures Joy in Gaza 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Taking a twelve-year-old girl, the Circassian mounted his horse and rode off. Remembering the Armenian Genocide 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Miss Stetson envisioned a structure to rival the Mother Church in Boston, and the building had gold chandeliers, marble floors and curved pews made of Circassian walnut. A Difficult Passage From Church to Condominium 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Beneath the battle against “extremists,” he said, was an even deeper, ethnic struggle: the tribes of Arab descent, like the Zintanis, against those of Berber, Circassian or Turkish ancestry, like the Misuratis. Amid Attack on Libya Airport, Conflict Threatens to Become Prolonged Civil War 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z The Circassians, whose history of dispossession and exile Umarov opportunistically invoked, are a scattered, largely Muslim people native to the Caucasus, now found mostly outside of Russia in Turkey and parts of the Middle East. Sochi Olympics Draws Ire of Exiled Natives 2014-02-06T17:35:25Z The Games will be held on territory that was the homeland of ethnic Circassians until they were expelled in the 19th century. High stakes for Putin at costly Sochi Games 2014-01-26T08:55:46Z The memoir devotes only a sentence to his slaying: a displeased Circassian gendarme “with three or four Kurds knifed him by the side of the road.” Remembering the Armenian Genocide 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z According to Reuters, the Winter Games in Sochi will coincide with the 150th anniversary of the expulsion of Muslim Circassians from the Black Sea coast that resulted in the estimated deaths of 1.5 million people. Sochi's Twin Toilets (And Other Winter Games Oddities) 2014-01-22T10:05:51Z The Games are being held on territory that was once the homeland of Circassians expelled in the 19th century. High stakes for Putin as his Olympic dream nears 2013-10-09T11:09:12Z Currently, some two to five million people in Turkey claim Circassian or other Caucasian heritage. Sochi Olympics Draws Ire of Exiled Natives 2014-02-06T17:35:25Z The Olympic city sits on a stretch of Black Sea coastline depopulated of Muslim Circassian tribes in the 19th-century Caucasian wars, a period in Russian history akin to the American Indian wars. Militant Vows to Attack Winter Olympics 2013-07-04T03:11:27Z Farther down the road, one of the Circassians prepared to murder six boys, Nishan among them, but several mothers intervened: “They collected some money, and the gendarme was pacified.” Remembering the Armenian Genocide 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Many ethnic Circassians, an indigenous people of the North Caucasus, were killed or expelled by Russian Imperial soldiers in the 19th century in and around Krasnaya Polyana, the planned site of Olympic skiing events. Islamist vows 'maximum force' to stop Sochi 2014 Olympics 2013-07-03T12:04:24Z The 2014 Olympics will occur on the sesquicentennial of the Circassians' forced removal by Tsar Alexander II. The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is a political tinderbox for Russia 2013-01-02T12:13:10Z Circassian diasporas exist in Jordan, Syria, Israel and even as far afield as New Jersey. Sochi Olympics Draws Ire of Exiled Natives 2014-02-06T17:35:25Z Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. Circassians flee Syria 2012-08-21T07:15:00Z The case of Mr. Kural, the Circassian activist, is different from the others: Not only is he not Chechen, but also he is a Turkish citizen. Caucasus Activist Feels Heat in Turkey 2012-07-11T21:02:12Z But it was the homeland of ethnic Circassians until they were expelled in the 19th century. Islamist vows 'maximum force' to stop Sochi 2014 Olympics 2013-07-03T12:04:24Z Today, Circassians live in diaspora, mostly in Syria, Turkey, and Jordan, with other large pockets in Lebanon and the US. The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is a political tinderbox for Russia 2013-01-02T12:13:10Z Still, the exoticism of the past has yielded no clout in the present and some liken the Circassians’ plight to the much-diminished Native Americans of North America. Sochi Olympics Draws Ire of Exiled Natives 2014-02-06T17:35:25Z The ethnic Circassian swells with pride at the thought of the century-old act. Circassians flee Syria 2012-08-21T07:15:00Z He is one of several million Turkish descendants of the Adyghe and Ubykh peoples, commonly known as Circassians, who were forcibly evicted from their homeland in the Caucasus by Russian troops in 1864. Caucasus Activist Feels Heat in Turkey 2012-07-11T21:02:12Z Home thoughts from abroad Circassians in traditional garb protesting at the Russian consulate in Istanbul. Circassians: Home thoughts from abroad 2012-05-24T15:10:30Z The marchers are Circassians, the descendants of a people who once had their own country on the shores of the Black Sea, between Crimea and the modern-day Republic of Georgia. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z Months of protests by Turkish Circassians outside Russian institutions in Istanbul and elsewhere raised awareness, but achieved little else. Sochi Olympics Draws Ire of Exiled Natives 2014-02-06T17:35:25Z This spring, Al Sharkas joined hundreds of Circassians fleeing war-torn Syria for this remote Russian region of soaring peaks and lush forests. Circassians flee Syria 2012-08-21T07:15:00Z Today, most Circassians live in Turkey as a relatively well-integrated ethnic minority of three million to five million. Caucasus Activist Feels Heat in Turkey 2012-07-11T21:02:12Z Our lower deck was packed with Greeks and Albanians and Turks, lying as closely together on the hard planks as cartridges in the front of a Circassian's overcoat. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z The Circassians resisted for four decades until May 21, 1864, when they finally surrendered and were expelled from the land of their fathers. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z But, to the ire of Circassians around the world, he made no mention of the people Russia removed from its soil. Sochi Olympics Draws Ire of Exiled Natives 2014-02-06T17:35:25Z Circassians were widely dispersed in the Russian expulsions. Circassians flee Syria 2012-08-21T07:15:00Z Other Circassians are in Israel, Jordan and Syria as well as the United States, where there are sizable communities in New Jersey and California. Caucasus Activist Feels Heat in Turkey 2012-07-11T21:02:12Z Almost in sight of Constantinople, and under the immediate jurisdiction of the capital, is a district where for months the peaceful inhabitants of Adabazar have been plundered and murdered by the Circassians. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z The four of us ended up near the head of a chanting crowd of thousands of Circassians. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z In recent weeks, Circassian activists and members of civil society who may have voiced their disquiet over Sochi have been detained or called in for questioning in neighboring Russian republics. Sochi Olympics Draws Ire of Exiled Natives 2014-02-06T17:35:25Z In 2011, the pro-Western government of neighboring Georgia recognized the killings and deportation of Circassians as genocide and called on the West to boycott the Olympics. Circassians flee Syria 2012-08-21T07:15:00Z “It is partly a result of the democratization process of the past 10 or so years,” Mr. Kural said of the fledgling Circassian movement. Caucasus Activist Feels Heat in Turkey 2012-07-11T21:02:12Z A very lovely, indolent-looking English girl, with large sleepy eyes, was dressed as a Circassian slave, with chains from her ankles to her waist. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z The Circassians were the world’s favorite freedom fighters, the darlings of Western diplomats who viewed Russia’s expansion as a threat to global stability. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z The Circassians’ experience is a particularly brutal one, but they are hardly alone. Sochi Olympics Draws Ire of Exiled Natives 2014-02-06T17:35:25Z Circassians say some of the Olympic facilities are being built over mass graves of their ancestors. Circassians flee Syria 2012-08-21T07:15:00Z Mr. Ozkan, the Caucasus expert, said that although Russia was more focused on the Chechens, by stalking Mr. Kural “they might be sending a message” to the Circassians “to stay away” from the Olympic issue. Caucasus Activist Feels Heat in Turkey 2012-07-11T21:02:12Z The Persian ambassador's wife had been a Circassian slave, whom he was said to have bought for �300 with a horse thrown into the bargain. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z Documents from the time tell how the Russians loaded hundreds of thousands of Circassians onto sailing vessels and turned the evictees’ abandoned homes over to the empire’s shock forces, the Cossacks. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z The traveller Motraye mentions a Circassian old woman who used to inoculate with three pins tied together. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In 1998, the Kremlin facilitated the repatriation of some 200 Circassians from Kosovo after they were attacked by ethnic Albanians. Circassians flee Syria 2012-08-21T07:15:00Z Most Circassian girls are Irish, you know, but she wasn't. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z The ambassador's wife was, of course, typically Circassian; chalky white skin, soft black eyes, small features, an unattractive figure unattractively dressed, with whom conversation was almost nil because she knew only Persian. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z My own research in the British archives has turned up letters describing the terrible conditions of the Circassian refugees. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z Mead materially assisted its progress by stating that the Circassian ladies chiefly owed their beauty to this salutary preservative. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Assmat Yahya, a retired electrician from a Circassian village in the Syrian-controlled part of the Golan Heights, also found relatives in the Caucasus and plans to stay in Russia with his wife. Circassians flee Syria 2012-08-21T07:15:00Z The descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, were here on the same common level, for in our prison were Afric’s dark-browed sons, the descendants of Pocahontas, and the pure Circassian. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z Sages all, this rhyme who read, Of your beards take prudent heed, And beware the wily plans Of the fair Circassians. A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z With the end of the Cold War and the rise of the Internet, Circassians began to piece together their history. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z Of the Georgian and Circassian belles of the harams, a single lustrous eye with its brilliancy enhanced by the 43 use of kohl is all that one sees. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z A very good Circassian band was playing, and a good many people walking about. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z There are many Circassian villages on the skirts of the Sipan Dagh, and their inhabitants bear nearly as bad a reputation as that of the Kurds. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z As a result of these ministrations his wavy fur was like spun silk in texture; and it stood out all over him like the hair of a Circassian beauty in a dime museum. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z Nevertheless, the Sochi Games give the Circassians a unique chance to mobilize their scattered nation. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z With the Circassian the belt still buckles on an arsenal of pistols and knives. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z About this time I went with the Prince to Georgia,—his brother-in-law, a general in that department, having been wounded by the Circassians under Schamyl. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z The Circassian applied the black stuff under my eyes, on my cheeks, and to the sides of my nose. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z I will give you the best of clothes,—a Circassian mantle and boots,—you will be fit to marry. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z A video of her show was emailed throughout the Circassian community, snowballing anger and disbelief as it went. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z Martial music was sounding, and Russian soldiers, Cossacks, and Circassians were filing through its streets. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Your imagination gallantly pictures me beautiful as some Circassian, or some Houri; let me remain such in your idea, at least till the watchman cries the hour of midnight, and wakes you from your dreams.' The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z It is evident that the black man has not deteriorated during his sojourn in these countries; on the contrary, he has improved in physique: the repulsive Congo type has changed, and the Circassian features appear. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z A century and a half later Russia wants to hold the 2014 Winter Olympics in the very same broad valleys and mountain slopes around Sochi that Circassians say hold the bones of their ancestors. Genocide claims complicate Russian Olympics plans 2011-10-13T12:56:22Z But more than that, they called for the repeal of all laws preventing ethnic Circassians from moving back to their ancestral homeland, and they demanded that Russian authorities cease interfering in Circassian organizations. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z Veneers of the heartwood are largely used in furniture, sometimes as imitation mahogany or Circassian walnut. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The Circassians took the liberty of jumping upon his back: their eyes shone wildly, they chatted rapidly in their incomprehensible dialect, showed their white teeth, dilating the nostrils of their hooked copper-coloured noses. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z The town is now occupied by a colony of Circassians, whose houses have been built with materials from the earlier buildings, and there has been much destruction of the interesting ruins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z "Any nascent independent movements will begin to gain supporters as more and more Circassians lose hope in a cooperative solution," she said. Genocide claims complicate Russian Olympics plans 2011-10-13T12:56:22Z Speaking to me after the meeting, Sergei Markov, a Duma deputy and historian, readily conceded that “mass killings” of Circassian civilians had taken place. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z The characteristics of Circassians are their small and beautifully shaped hands and feet, the grace and agility of their movements, and their clear complexion. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z The Circassians appeared to be most relied on for their opinion, and besides these a foremost place in the discussion was given to the Tsigans, and those who had formerly been horse-dealers. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z "I don't know," replied the spy, as he unlocked a drawer in a small cabinet in a niche by the fireplace and took from it a long Circassian knife. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Russia's Olympic Committee declined to respond to questions over Circassian claims and any plans to recognize the minority at the Olympics. Genocide claims complicate Russian Olympics plans 2011-10-13T12:56:22Z Even so, he insisted, anyone who believes there was a Circassian genocide is either illiterate or has sold out to an anti-Russian conspiracy. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z The following pretty Circassian custom came under my personal notice. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z They were kindly and conversible with the Circassians, with the Tartars, with Isaiah Fomitch; but for the other prisoners they had nothing but contempt and aversion. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z From his inner pocket he drew forth the keen Circassian blade that reposed there, and gazed thoughtfully upon it. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z She left because she said she and her husband felt more Circassian than Turkish. Genocide claims complicate Russian Olympics plans 2011-10-13T12:56:22Z “They want Russia to always have to fight in the Caucasus, to explode the Circassian bomb.” Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z Passing over to Asia Minor, we come across groups of a very interesting race called the Circassian. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z I have remarked that all the Mohammedans, Circassians, and so on, are fond of all kinds of representations. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Many a cold-blooded murder was committed, many a brave Englishman fell beneath the heavy whirling sabres of Circassian Cossacks, the bayonets of French infantry, or the deadly hail of machine guns. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z "It's a new understanding of a lost genocide," said Oliver Bullough, a published author on the Circassian killings. Genocide claims complicate Russian Olympics plans 2011-10-13T12:56:22Z In fact, the Circassians are finding allies among those with grievances against Moscow. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z With so much Circassian blood in their veins, it was natural that the Turks should show themselves sympathetic toward these poor fugitives, and find settlements for them in various parts of their dominion. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z He also had noticed Ali, and I saw him cast furtive glances more than once towards him, so charming was the young Circassian. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z But, the truth is, I promised, when I went abroad, to bring him home a niece from France, or Italy; unless I went further east; and then I would look him out a fair Circassian. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z Two of Russia's North Caucasus regions -- Adygea and Kabardino-Balkaria -- urged Moscow to apologize for the killings after the breakup of the Soviet Union, but Circassians say the Russian parliament never responded to the initiative. Genocide claims complicate Russian Olympics plans 2011-10-13T12:56:22Z Meanwhile the Circassians’ own protests grow bigger every year. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z The Circassians are splendid horsemen, but are rather lax about their perception of what is mine or thine; indeed, their Tartar name, tcherkes, implies a "robber." Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z I was seated not far from Ali, who was in the midst of the group formed by his brothers and the other Circassians. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z We threaded our way among Kurds with seven pistols at their belts, and Arabs hung with bandoliers, and astonishing Circassians with whiskers and swords. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z Circassian extremists say they want to turn back the clock and gain independence from Russia. Genocide claims complicate Russian Olympics plans 2011-10-13T12:56:22Z And for the first time in a century and a half, that will put the Circassians back on the front pages. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z Wet-nurses in the Sultan's palace are, it is stated, invariably Circassians, and their own children become playmates with the Crown Princes, and are not forgotten in after life. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z As for the Circassians and Isaiah Fomitch, the play was for them a genuine delight. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z It is true," say the adherents of the unity school, "that some pretend there had been an admixture of Greek, Georgian, and Circassian blood. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z At last the rabble rout vanished, and there came forward the glorious form of a woman more beauteous than the fairest of the boasted Circassians on earth! The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z His tent was packed, he had no place to sit down to write, and his sole amusement was watching the Circassians and Bashi-Bazouks come in laden with plunder. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z I don’t see my pet Circassian walnut set or my dear comfy old window seat, with about a thousand, more or less, nice downy pillows. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z The Circassian was a morose and sombre person. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z The Circassians will offer their daughters to the Turk—they send their virgin beauty into the market of lust, and then fight for the purchasers. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z Tawny tiger-lilies flung Doublets slashed with crimson on; Graceful slave-girls, fair and young, Like Circassians, in the sun Alabaster lilies swung. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z Beth doesn't, and her golden aureole would make a Circassian woman jealous. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z This far surpasses the paint and powder and Circassian cream of a frivolous and fashion-loving world. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z Besides the Circassians, we had a certain number of Poles, who formed a separate group. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z There is hardly a man of rank in Persia who is not born of a Georgian or Circassian mother.” The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z The real point of contact between the Cossacks and the Circassians, consists in their love of freedom, and their intense hatred for every thing Russian. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The deputies succeeded in these negotiations; the neighbouring nations and tribes, and amongst them the Circassians, engaged to join in the proposed confederation, and to furnish among them a quota of fifty thousand men. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z In the engineers’ quarters with us was a sick Turkish officer, a Circassian, who spoke French. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z The declaration may also strengthen calls for a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, which the Circassians consider part of their homeland. Georgia Says Russia Committed Genocide in 19th Century 2011-05-21T01:34:43Z Little girls see in their geographies pictures of Circassian fathers selling their daughters to Turkish husbands, and they think it very inhuman and pagan. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Notwithstanding the assertions of Dr. Clarke, it is not easy to trace much resemblance between the Circassians and the Cossacks. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Majesty has found no difficulty with any, excepting the Circassians. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z If my memory plays me no trick, I shall sail by the Circassian, Sept. 16th, you take the City of Chicago, one day later from New York. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z TBILISI, Georgia — The Georgian Parliament voted Friday to recognize the 19th-century killings and deportations of ethnic Circassians by czarist as genocide, a move that is likely to inflame tensions between the two countries. Georgia Says Russia Committed Genocide in 19th Century 2011-05-21T01:34:43Z Ellak, with clear features and a straight nose, very unlike that of a Hun, had had a Circassian mother, to whom he was indebted for his pale intelligent face with penetrating eyes. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z The Circassians have probably not been strangers to their past history, and the adventurous life of the Cossack must have fascinated many a mountain chief. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Circassians are the Normans of Asia; equally brave, more generous, more chivalrous. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z What women! cotton batting would not be a safe investment here; I hope the governor is waiting for me at Morley's, but he must be, as he took the Circassian from Quebec on the 16th. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z It also says that czarist Russia artificially spread hunger and disease with the goal of annihilating the Circassians, and that it then resettled other ethnic groups in their land. Georgia Says Russia Committed Genocide in 19th Century 2011-05-21T01:34:43Z There was the suspicion of a “wave” in it; and report said that the blood in her father’s veins had not been pure Circassian, but with a slight admixture of Ethiopian. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Some have represented this people as an offshoot of the great Sclavonic stock; others consider it as only a medley of Turks, Tatars, and Circassians. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z In order to console myself for this loss, I frequently visited a very handsome Circassian. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Not more than seventeen years of age, she had hair as golden as the sands of the sea, the white skin of the Circassian and the dark eyes of the Persian beauty. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z Russian analysts said the resolution risked setting off conflict over both the Sochi Olympics and the demands of the Circassian diaspora for a return to ancestral lands. Georgia Says Russia Committed Genocide in 19th Century 2011-05-21T01:34:43Z "Search me," said Babbitts, "I can't answer for another man, but if I was in the Doctor's shoes I'd be pacing up and down, with my Circassian Beauty hair turning white while you waited." The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z Neither sex exhibits any decided national physiognomy; countenances both of the Circassian and the Mongol type are very common among them. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The name of one was Topaz; he was handsome, well-shaped, fair as a Circassian beauty, as mild and ready to serve as an Armenian, and as wise as a Gueber. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z She wore a white dress, her neck and arms were bare, and around her waist was a Circassian girdle embroidered with gold and silver. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z He said the Georgian lawmakers “were not moved” by the fate of the Circassians, but were pursuing “personal political goals.” Georgia Says Russia Committed Genocide in 19th Century 2011-05-21T01:34:43Z Then for the first time, the beautiful Georgian and Circassian, with their dark ringlets and unrivalled features, looked with astonishment upon the red hair of the Finlander. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z The Circassians, never reckoning on such extreme caution, arrived one night in face of the village, and felt sure that their approach was unsuspected. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z She was a Circassian, one of the fairest of her race, and had just arrived at Constantinople. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z She was the Circassian beauty destined for the seraglio of some millionaire sultan; and the proceeds of her sale was to set up the family for life. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z “I want to tell my Circassian friends that this is a first step, and I hope they will not lose hope.” Georgia Says Russia Committed Genocide in 19th Century 2011-05-21T01:34:43Z Meanwhile, Caucasian solidarity is an increasingly fashionable topic in Tbilisi, which last year hosted two conferences on Russian atrocities against the Circassians, an ethnic group driven out of the region in the late czarist period. Georgians Build Ties With Russian Caucasus 2011-02-12T18:40:21Z My Cossack was armed with two pistols, a rifle, a Circassian sabre, and a lance. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z One of the flags bore the image of a man, without moustaches or beard, dressed in a costume and helmet recalling those of the Circassians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z "Simply that I have been fed and dressed and pampered just like a Circassian for the Sultan's harem." A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Once I wanted, whether or no, to bring along a young Circassian, because her eyebrows met prettily; and once I wanted to marry a little Musme because she massaged my legs so well, etc. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z On a recent afternoon, a Circassian flag hung in the station’s newsroom, and a veteran Chechen newscaster had flown in from Canada and was looking for apartments in Tbilisi. Georgians Build Ties With Russian Caucasus 2011-02-12T18:40:21Z "Away now, and ride for your lives," I shouted, "the Circassians will not pursue us." Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Bababalouk was parading to and fro, and issuing his mandates with great pomp to the eunuchs, who were snuffing the lights and painting the eyes of the Circassians. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z They sell Circassians in Turkey, and what do you and father intend to do with me—what have you always intended to do with me—but sell me to the highest bidder? A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Garstoff raised the cup to his lips, and drained it at a draught; on which the fair Circassian burst into a fit of hysterical laughter. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z "Do you wish to sell me?" asked the Circassian girl. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z This fact speaks at least in favour of the gallantry of the Circassians. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z That the pages here mentioned were Circassians, appears from the description of their complexion—more fair than the enamel of Franguestan. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z "Oh, you've done all in your power to make your Circassian a saleable article, I admit." A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z At length, the fumes of the liquors which he had swallowed, mounted to his brain, and after giving vent to some incoherent oaths, the Circassian fell upon the floor in a state of insensibility. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z This work describes a ride of over 2000 miles through the heart of Asia Minor, and gives an account of five months with Turks, Circassians, Christians, and Devil-worshippers. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z The sultry season was then at its height, and two of the Circassians, going to bathe, laid their clothes in the boat belonging to the custom-house. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The Circassians descend from a Caucasus nation obliterated by Russia’s tsar in the mid-19th century, losing around half its 2m population. Diasporas: A new sort of togetherness 2010-05-20T13:25:00Z The Circassian diaspora, Muslim indigenous people from the northwest Caucasus now scattered across the globe, join a swelling list of opponents to the Games -- from environmentalist group Greenpeace to Amnesty International. Russian Olympics clouded by 19th century deaths 2010-03-21T12:18:00Z The actual perpetrators of the massacres were the local Moslems, aided by Lazis, Kurds and Circassians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" And certainly he had never been in love with better reason; for is there anything on earth so divine as your antelope-eyed and gold-haired Circassian? Beatrice Boville and Other Stories But though the Circassian belles do not completely realise the ideal type dreamed of by Europeans, we are far from denying the brilliant qualities with which nature has evidently endowed them. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Facebook and Twitter link thousands of Circassians, helping them raise the national profile. Diasporas: A new sort of togetherness 2010-05-20T13:25:00Z Circassians argue the Sochi Games are as insensitive as hosting a sporting competition on the grounds of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. Russian Olympics clouded by 19th century deaths 2010-03-21T12:18:00Z Stefano, Turkey engaged to Russia to carry out reforms “in the provinces inhabited by the Armenians, and to guarantee their security against the Kurds and Circassians.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The Circassian was in his head, and did not get out again. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories All this was done with such rapidity, that when the Circassians came to the banks of the river, they found the village in a perfect state of defence. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Online Circassian dictionaries and language courses are emerging. Diasporas: A new sort of togetherness 2010-05-20T13:25:00Z Deportations and turmoil led many Circassians south to Turkey and elsewhere, and their seven million or so descendants are spread across the world from the United States to Jordan to Israel. Russian Olympics clouded by 19th century deaths 2010-03-21T12:18:00Z These ladies are now always Circassian slaves, and though never manumitted, have each their separate establishments, suites of apartments, and female slaves acting as ladies of honour, &c. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 The door unclosed, and, true to her tryst, in the silvery Bosphorus moonlight, crouching in terror and shame, was the veiled and trembling Circassian. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories Three or four other attempts were equally unsuccessful; all points were so well guarded, and the men did their duty so well, that the Circassians were obliged to retreat at break of day. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z It was not surprizing that under the influence of the waltz and the Circassian circle and the schottische and the quadrille and the mazurka that Michael should fall in love. Sinister Street, vol. 1 On Saturday Circassians, using documents from the state archives in Tbilisi, formally presented Georgian lawmakers with a resolution asking them to recognize what occurred as genocide. Russian Olympics clouded by 19th century deaths 2010-03-21T12:18:00Z In 1809 his first opera, The Circassian’s Bride, was produced at Drury Lane; but unfortunately the theatre was burned down after one performance, and the score of the work perished in the flames. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Omar sprang like a rattlesnake on to his spoiler, his yataghan circling viciously in the air, to crash down upon Galahad's skull, who was encumbered by the clinging embrace of his stolen Circassian. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories The Circassians have been accustomed, from time immemorial, to make prisoners of all foreigners who land on their shores without any special warrant or recommendation. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Then there were the ordinary number of Turks, Jews, Sailors, Circassians, Greeks, Highland Chiefs, and Indian Jugglers,—"Jim" figuring as a Newmarket "Jock," to the unbounded delight and wonderment of every "sub" in the room. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Yet now, as he slumbered fitfully in Anthony's Circassian guest-chamber, childhood notions of Canada came to haunt his dreams. In And Out But Mr. Sylvester coming home fatigued and harassed, cared little for Circassian beauties or Oriental odalisques. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life And Galahad went into a somewhat earthly reverie, colored with a thirsty jealousy of the purchaser and the possessor of this Circassian gazelle, as he rode reluctantly back towards Pera. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories It is to all these relations and alliances, as I may say, between the Circassians and the Turks that the latter owe the great moral influence they still exercise over the tribes of the Caucasus. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z You glower upon me; half as if I were daughter of the sun and you his priest, and half Circassian slave. The Day of His Youth Johnson Boller, stumbling out of his Circassian apartment, met him just entering the living-room from his own chamber, and for an instant they stared at one another as they knotted bathrobe cords about them. In And Out The next seven years were occupied with the subjugation of the Abkhasians along the Black Sea coast, and of other Circassian tribes in the west. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Where the great iron bridge which spans the Vistula joins the shore on the right bank, one comes upon the barracks of the Circassian troops who form a portion of the local garrison. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia The line of forts along the Black Sea is quite as weak, and the Circassians there are quite as daring. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The heroine is a Circassian woman, and the action of the poem is in the Caucasus. An Outline of Russian Literature There are the Tartar guards, and the Circassian guards, Cossacks from the Don, from the Ural, and from Crimea; guards with names ending with “off” and “ski,” unpronounceable by Western lips. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. The mother of the Sultan, who was a Circassian slave of his father, is said to be a woman of a strong mind and an excellent judgment. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Russians, Circassians, and other Eastern troops garrison Warsaw, while Polish soldiers are sent elsewhere for good and sufficient political reasons. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Nothing proves more strongly how different are the real sentiments of the Circassians from those imputed to them, than the indignation with which they regard slavery, such as prevails in Russia. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z She was a rich Circassian lady, and had supplied Gordon with money in donkey loads, and had been decorated by him with the Khartum medal. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 To them were handed over 1000 Turks and Circassians to be trained as officers, who later took command of 30,000 Sudanese. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Circassian and Ossetic are joined to the first group of Aryan languages lying to the north-west of Persia, and containing Armenian, Georgian and Kurd. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" I had asked for leave of absence to fight the Circassians; I wanted to see real war. Waldfried A Novel Almost all the new forts on the seaboard were taken by the Circassians, who bravely attacked and carried the best fortified posts without artillery. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The women of the third class are usually of slave origin, purchased or stolen perhaps from Georgian or Circassian parents. Oriental Women These were composed of Turks, Albanians, Circassians and some Sudanese. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Still we were very glad when the beautiful steamer Circassian of the Allan Line brought us safely to shore in Portland, Me. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant Nor has the Circassian and Mingrelian east coast of the Black Sea. Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century The men before us were those terrible Circassians I had trembled at the thought of meeting. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z But the Circassian did not listen to him. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries Unlike the other Mameluke sovereigns, who were Turks or Circassians, this man had originally been a Greek slave. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The action of the women, the unknown yet familiar tones, awakened a strange sad echo in the heart of the young Circassian, as he stood supported on his lance, looking on the mourners before him. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 "And Boom a Circassian mare, all white, and each of us a set of Siberian turquoises," says Lilie. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June The Circassians are wonderfully expert in the use of fire-arms, and of their double-edged daggers. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z At this the Circassian did not nod his head. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries Six regiments altogether were constituted by the conqueror Selim for the protection of Egypt; to these Suleiman added a seventh, of Circassians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" His comrades hastened after him; their lances gleamed through clouds of dust, which soon concealed them from view; but neither the Szekely nor the Circassian women saw that young chieftain more. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 And the Circassian creature made him an admirable companion, ruling the villa with a rod of iron, inaugurating an era of peace which the old gentleman had never experienced in his life. Command But I knew that the Circassians never abandoned their dead and wounded, and it was on this I founded our hope of safety. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The old Circassian looked attentively at the two children. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries See how they have driven the Circassians into a war, to massacre them; look how they are goading on the Poles to insurrection. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life A troop of Circassian horsemen paused before the gates. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 Stories of fair Circassians, Balkan countesses, Turkish beauties, Armenian damsels...! Command A very marked characteristic of the Circassians is a total absence of religious fanaticism. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z "He will come back of his own accord," replied the Circassian, and he would not let the girl go. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries To him came the heads of despotic governments, the leaders of rebellious democracy, the Russian and the Circassian, the Carlist and the Cristino. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The Circassian princes and nobles were professedly Mahommedans; but in their religious services many of the ceremonies of their former heathen and Christian worship were still preserved. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The officer, a frustrated and disappointed sensualist, whose imagination was tantalized but never fed by the fact that he was in the fabled Orient, the abode of lovely Circassians and other houris, nodded agreement. Command Apropos of the conjugal and domestic habits of the Circassians; I will describe an excursion I made along the military line of the North, eighteen months after my journey to the Caspian Sea. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The Hellene and the Circassian groan together beneath the yoke of a common tyrant. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries The interior is cultivated by Circassians, and is very fruitful; the walls descend at an angle of about 30� on the inside, the exterior slope of the mountain being about 22�. Volcanoes: Past and Present Although the Circassians are said to have possessed minds capable of the highest cultivation, the arts and sciences, with the exception of poetry and music, were completely neglected. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" “With the exception of the yellow locks, I suspect the face of my ‘Espend�rmad’ might easily be matched among the maidens of the Caucasus, who furnish the most perfect types of Circassian beauty. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part A Circassian aoul, perched like an eyrie on the highest crest of the adjacent mountains, is a dangerous neighbour for the water drinkers. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z "That is not a flute, but a nightingale," replied the stony-hearted Circassian. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries Ammunition was carried in a waist-belt, with a surrounding row of leather tubes lined with tin, each of which held a cartridge—in fact, the Circassian cartouch-case. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) The education of the young Circassian was confined to riding, fencing, shooting, hunting, and such exercises as were calculated to strengthen his frame and prepare him for a life of active warfare. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The princes have adopted the Circassian costume, or the uniform of the Astrakhan Cossacks, to which body some of them belong. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century At first it was composed only of Scotchmen, and was founded by one Peterson, a zealous sectarian, whose chief object was the conversion of the Circassians. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The Circassian perceived the merchant and the children, and rushed after them with a savage howl. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries The Circassian chiefs, in their steel skull-caps and shirts of chain mail, seemed to have ridden into their places direct from the Crusades. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 Every free Circassian had unlimited right over the lives of his wife and children. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Of the Circassian inhabitants of this mountain region, before they were completely subjugated by the despotism of the white Czar, Madame de Hell furnishes a graphic account. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century It is to be presumed that the Circassians carried them off to their aoul, as the richest spoils of their bloody expedition. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z They had better horses, but the Circassian's horses were more accustomed to mountainous paths and had better riders. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries From every coast they stole men, women, and children, thereby maintaining a considerable slave-trade, the relic of which endures to our time in the traffic for Circassian women. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The law of vengeance was no less binding on the Circassian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" On the road they fell in with a troop of Circassians. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century The inhabitants of this region, who are called Tcherkesses or Circassians, by the Russians, are entirely independent, and constitute one of the most warlike peoples of the Caucasus. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z By the time they came to the bridge the pursuing Circassians were scarcely distant more than three gunshots, and Kasi Mollah was riding well in advance of the rest. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries In physique the Chechenzes resemble the Circassians, and have the same haughtiness of carriage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The Circassians carried on little or no commerce, and the state of perpetual warfare in which they lived prevented them from cultivating any of the arts of peace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" It is well known that a Circassian horseman would cover twenty-five or even thirty leagues of ground in a night. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century The princes have almost all adopted the Circassian costume, or the uniform of the Cossacks of Astrakhan, to which body some of them belong. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The Circassian allowed his good friend to weep on, considering it a sufficient answer to let his dark bushy eyebrows frown still more fiercely, if possible, over his downcast eyes. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries We found with him a Circassian who belonged to the Russian camp at Sardarbulakh, on the Ararat pass, and who had accompanied General Chodzko on his ascent of the mountain in 1856. Across Asia on a Bicycle Although polygamy was allowed by the laws of the Koran, the custom of the country forbade it, and the Circassians were generally faithful to the 381 marriage bond. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" No doubt, she thought, the pavosk contained a young and beautiful Circassian, whose charms would fascinate some Oriental prince, and place a queen's diadem upon her brow. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Among these was a young officer, who had returned with two severe wounds from an expedition against the Circassians. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The Circassian girls at that age are fully mature, and the bloom of their beauty is at its prime. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries The prince afterwards sent and bought a beautiful Circassian slave, and married her, but she had no children, and so she in turn was divorced. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It Like all the other inhabitants of the Caucasus, the Circassians were distinguished for two very opposite qualities—the most generous hospitality and implacable vindictiveness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Madame de Hell is not disposed to endorse the reputation for beauty which so many writers have agreed in bestowing upon the Circassian women. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century He had also in his campaign of 1840 remarked a more compact and better concerted resistance on the part of the Circassians, and often a remarkable degree of combined action in their attacks. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z If a Circassian wrapped in a bear-skin comes to you and asks you for your daughter, would you not give her to him? The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries The favorite wife was a Circassian, and a fairer vision it would not be easy to see. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. The opinions of the Circassians regarding theft resembled those of the ancient Spartans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The princess, a woman apparently between five-and-thirty and forty years of age, was by no means fitted to sustain the Circassian reputation for beauty. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century At Stavropol, however, the fair occupied our attention much less than General Grabe, who was just a week returned from an expedition against the Circassians. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z To whom would it ever occur to attack Himri, that tiny Circassian village with scarcely five hundred inhabitants, who have nothing in the world but their kine, their goats, and their pretty girls? The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries But the Circassian can take care of himself; he is a fierce and hardy fighter; and in his rude way he understands how to make farming and stock-raising pay. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit Mr. Witherington took the newspaper, and his eye soon caught the paragraph in which the rescue of the two negroes and child from the wreck of the Circassian was fully detailed. The Pirate, and The Three Cutters The capture of the Circassian, an English blockade runner, gave birth to some very delicate international complications. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 We met several horsemen in the Circassian garb, whose manly beauty afforded us examples of the noble Caucasian race. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z "If Mahmoud perishes," said the Circassian girl, enthusiastically, "those who loved him will discover a way of following him; yea, thine enemies, when they look for us, will only find our ashes here." The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries No writer gives so just an insight into the character of that portion of the great Oriental family which he visited—the Circassians and Georgians. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 Russia dealt differently with the revolted Circassians and with England in the so celebrated case of the Vixen. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 The question of the Circassian is only the beginning, and not even the worst. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 One of the friends of our invalid picked up a pretty little Circassian girl, whose mother had been killed before his eyes. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z All the misery is due to these Arab and Circassian Pashas and authorities. General Gordon A Christian Hero Nothing can be more unlike the Mongol type than the pure Circassian I have before me,—yet let me see the slipper. Say and Seal, Volume I On a low rise of brown gravel, Mahmoud, the Circassian naqeeb in charge of their training troop, sat astride a sleek brown Arab half blood. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel His father was a German Jew; his mother a Circassian girl; he was educated in Germany, France, Italy, and England. The Dark Star It has often been ascertained by the imperial garrisons that Circassian marauders have got over twenty-five or even thirty leagues of ground in a night. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Though a very smart staff of servants was reserved for her exclusive use, her favourite attendant was a pretty Circassian, in whom she had absolute confidence. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas A Circassian, whose hair was the very color of the straw with which it mingled, stood out in contrast with the others. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar He was the only Frank among them, and to talk to them at all he had to learn their various languages—Turkish, Kurd, Farsi, Circassian, Tartar. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Adam, the father of mankind, was no squalid savage of doubtful humanity, but a noble specimen of man; and Eve a soft Circassian beauty, but exquisitely lovely beyond the lot of fallen humanity. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed It was the season of flood, too, in the Kouban, a period in which the Circassians very seldom cross it. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The dusky Circassian obeyed: she stared with big, astonished eyes into those of her mistress: "But, Princess, why don't you wish me to go?" Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas But here and there a black-eyed daughter of Poland or a fair-haired Circassian edged away discreetly from the company and was as warily followed by the necessary male. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar There were a thousand tiny wrinkles around Mahmoud's blue Circassian eyes, from a lifetime of squinting into the sun. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel The young women in these public establishments are really slaves, as much as Circassian girls sold into Turkish harems, or at Moorish Tangier. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months There were copious marks of blood on the sand, and among the sedges on the side of the road we found a shaska, or Circassian sabre, which had been dropped no doubt by the enemy. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Beautiful, and having yet the innocence of youth, and brought from her mountain home, near the Caucasus, to pant beneath the influence of a warmer sun, a Circassian maiden pined. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Accordingly, with gay Sultanas, Rebeccas, Sapphos, Roxalanas— Circassian slaves, whom Love would pay Half his maternal realms to ransom;— Young nuns, whose chief religion lay In looking most profanely handsome! Highways and Byways in Surrey Toward dawn, the delight of it bubbled up in his throat and he laughed so loudly that the small Circassian girl put her hand over his mouth. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Some of them are Circassians, supplied by Constantinople: all are the best which money can buy, or ease and position tempt. In the Tail of the Peacock The Circassians are extremely apt in manufactures, and excel in all sorts of handicraft productions, to which they give a very marked and original character. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z One day, oppressed by the heat, the Circassian stole to a window overlooking the Straits, and strove to catch the freshness of the wind that passed, cooled, from the surface of the sea. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Moore sent the verses to Mrs. Norton; she, perhaps, was a Circassian or a nun. Highways and Byways in Surrey Above our heads in the gilded walls, behind a grated opening, were Inche Kitega, the Sultan’s beautiful Circassian wife, and the women of the court. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines "Is your model for The Circassian really very pretty?" The Orchard of Tears I doubt if the fear of the Circassians would have been able to detain us longer in such a spot. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Piffles was a splendid pink Circassian—perfect in colour and shape, with glorious topaz eyes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 26th, 1914 At Damascus already proclamations have been posted up, denouncing Turks and Circassians, and this was before Hicks was defeated. The Life of Gordon, Volume II It clasps regions yet raw in history as well as those that are grey with tradition, and incloses in one empire the bones of the Siberian mammoth and the valleys of Circassian flowers. Humanity in the City "You don't want me to believe that some mis223guided married woman has been posing for The Circassian?" The Orchard of Tears It is only a few armed boats, manned by Cossacks, that give the Circassians any serious uneasiness. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z His personal taste finds its supreme enjoyment in the Circassian walnut panelling, desk, and tables of the directors' room in the Millionaire's Trust and Savings Bank. The Merry-Go-Round Turkey and Egypt are governed by a ring of Pashas, most of them Circassians, and who are perfect foreigners in Turkey. The Life of Gordon, Volume II No Circassian slave, afraid of bowstring and sack, could have entreated her master's clemency with deeper self-abasement. Vixen, Volume III. "Is the Keats picture to be more important than The Circassian?" she asked naively. The Orchard of Tears Being now satisfied that we had not half a dozen Circassians about us, I recovered courage enough to laugh at my first dismay. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z One by one I saw the unfortunate Georgian and Circassian girls inspected and disposed of, until at last I was the only slave unsold in the entire mart. The Son of Monte-Cristo Stiffen it as much as you please, but with Englishmen, not with Circassians. The Life of Gordon, Volume II Frederic Bodenstedt, the author of the successful book on the Wars of the Circassians, has just published the conclusion of a new work, called "A Thousand and One Days in the Orient." The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 They wore hats, according to European fashion, instead of the Polish "czapka," or the "mycka," which is similar to that of the Circassian's. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 The prospect of tumbling down a precipice was decidedly less terrible to him than the thought of having to do with the Circassians. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z When I recovered consciousness, I found myself, with a number of half-clad Georgian and Circassian girls, in the dreaded slave bazaar of Constantinople. The Son of Monte-Cristo Circassians are as much foreigners in Egypt as Englishmen are, and certainly not more popular. The Life of Gordon, Volume II The prince of the Circassians demanded of the prince of Mingrelia an hundred slaves loaded with tapestry, an hundred cows, as many oxen, and the same number of horses, as the price of his sister. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World He is a descendant of those Magyars who had Circassian slaves, and adores them as playthings. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story The Circassians, evermore engaged in war, are in general all well armed. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z By the time this weird meal was over the deer had arrived, and I declined our host's offer of a pipe of Circassian tobacco, which would probably have finished me off completely. From Paris to New York by Land The Turks, the Circassians, and the Bashi-Bazouks have plundered and oppressed the people in the Soudan, as they plundered and oppressed them in the Balkan peninsula. The Life of Gordon, Volume II The Circassian custom of breeding young girls, on purpose to be sold in the public market to the highest bidder, is generally known. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World The Circassians are settling in abandoned villages by the wish of the authorities. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 The Circassian women have been celebrated by so many writers, and their beauty has been made the theme of so many charming descriptions, that we may be allowed to say a few words about them. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z You see all the Circassians in Turkey live by stealing horses and selling their daughters. Fair Margaret A Portrait I got on very well with them, and I am sincerely sorry at the prospect of seeing them handed over to be ground down once more by their Turkish and Circassian oppressors. The Life of Gordon, Volume II What about the possibilities of Circassian walnut lumber? Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 So far as the Turkish, Circassian, and Slavic Mohammedans are concerned, their interests are bound up with those of the Sultan. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 Our Cossack officer explained the meaning of this singular conduct, telling us that a Circassian husband cannot, without detriment to his honour, enter his wife's apartment during the day. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Well, I have managed a South Sea Island chief, a pair of Circassian twins, and a bunch of Eskimos, in my time. Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands With daybreak the Siberians left to return to the mine and the Circassians resumed their route. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Galops are played, but not danced; a complicated movement termed a "Circassian circle" being substituted in their place. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis I heard of one man who followed a veiled lady for about three miles, thinking she was some wonderful Circassian beauty. The Kangaroo Marines Some said that the Circassians had made us prisoners, others that we had perished of hunger and thirst in the Caspian steppes. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The Albino played the fife, the Dwarf the snare drum, the Circassian lady the cymbals, and the Fat Woman the base-drum. Twenty Years of Hus'ling The Circassians were wandering in an unknown country. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality He was finally overtaken and surrounded by a large Russian force on the summit of a high hill near the river Terek, called the Circassian Gora. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science Rubruquis left the mountains inhabited by the Circassians to the south, and after a wearisome journey of two months arrived at the camp of Prince Sartach on the banks of the Volga. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World A night or two before, several persons returning from the fair had been surprised and plundered by the Circassians, in spite of the many military posts along the road. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z He forgot to mention that several fortresses had been erected by the Russians on the Circassian coast. The Three Commanders Nothing more was ever seen of the four Circassians, nor any trace of them found. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Tell them all, O bird! that on the Circassian mountain, in the land of the infidel, With naked sabres in our hands, we all lie dead. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science She chose, and in a moment rejected, this means and that; at length, Melechsalah, an old and cunning Circassian, spoke. The Oriental Story Book A Collection of Tales One of them covered with blue velvet, adorned with black enamelled silver plates, and with stirrups of massive silver, and a brilliantly adorned bridle, had been ordered for a young Circassian princess. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Near the entrance to that sea is the mouth of the river Kouban, where the gallant Circassians have long held out against the Russians. The Three Commanders There are no finer horsemen than the daring Circassian mountaineers, who are ready to dash at full speed up or down precipitous steeps, to leap chasms, or to swim raging torrents. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The effect of the Circassian tobacco on the lungs is extremely bad, and among those tribes who use it many die from asthma and congestion of the lungs. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce You see, like Circassian beauties, they are mostly bred up for the marriage market; and nothing is a greater help towards a good sound remunerative English marriage, than a knowledge of the language. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) The government offered them ground in the environs of Stavropol, the capital of the Caucasian government, but they refused it for fear of the incursions of the Circassians. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z A gallant little steamer, the Circassian, was observed leading the way, fearless of the shot which the guns of the fort threw at her. The Three Commanders The whole story of the exploits of the famous Circassian chief is too extended and too full of stirring incidents to be here given even in epitome. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The indigent Jakut exchanges his most valuable furs and skins for a few ounces of the "Circassian weed." Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Adjoining this is the section occupied as living apartments, and the third section is occupied by the harem, which, under the late Sultan, comprised about twenty-five Circassian women. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 Both Kalmucks and Cossacks were terrified at the thought of having the Circassians so near them. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Slaves were brought from every country in the Levant, including Circassian and Georgian girls of twelve and fourteen. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The Circassians deemed it necessary to take the herdsmen with them to prevent them from giving the alarm. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality This man, a Circassian by birth, had won the confidence of his master, the Bey, who made him vizier. The New World of Islam And then, in the Circassian idiom, "Grace go before you!" Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories An offer was made to take the whole force out to Naples in a large screw steamer, the Circassian, which had formerly been employed in the Transatlantic service, and belonged to an eminent Greek firm. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta Merritt had lots of fight left in him and tried to break loose, but the Circassian's remarks wilted him and I never knew him to use poetry again. Side Show Studies When day dawned there was not a Circassian to be seen. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Above the Nilotic masses stands a relatively small upper class descended chiefly from Egypt's more recent Asiatic conquerors—Arabs, Kurds, Circassians, Albanians, and Turks. The New World of Islam Yesterday she was a slave, sold in Circassian mart, and freedom to her is so new and strange that she does not know what to do with it. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers In this condition he seemed to have kept a perfect control of himself and passions until made chief eunuch of the Cherif, who possessed a well-assorted harem of choice Circassian, Georgian, and European beauties. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance I knew that wasn't good enough, so I told her she was mistaken; that she was a Circassian beauty, and I gave her a wig and the fixings and put her on the platform. Side Show Studies On seeing the column wheel and begin its backward march the Circassians grew wild with excitement and triumph. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Plenty of giants and dwarfs to be seen for a penny, with white Circassians, silver-haired, and actors of all sorts and sizes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 Her father was a brave Circassian chief; But here he dwelt disguised, till once again He could lead on his race, and wound the heel That ground them to the dust. Stories in Verse The porter is a genuine Turk, and not a Circassian. Paul Patoff He sure had a soft place in his heart for Circassian Beauties, and as they were as common as wire tappers on Broadway under a reform administration he was always getting sentimental. Side Show Studies Its garrison was composed of the flower of the Circassian warriors, while some fifteen thousand men beside stood ready to take part in the fight. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Persian walnuts are next with seventy-three, including five who specify Carpathians or Circassians. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 All festal occasions in Circassian life are enlivened by the presence of the minstrel. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia A Circassian prisoner carried a wounded private of Royal Scots into our lines under fire. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 But Merritt blew his whistle and passed on to the Circassian, and he made sheep's eyes and threw a chest as his fingers toyed with her peroxide locks. Side Show Studies The Circassians were no match for the Russians behind fortifications. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Then Prince Ivan put on armor fit for a hero, and bridled the horse, and saddled it with a Circassian saddle. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore The Circassian maid is said to have in her veins some of the blood of the Amazons who anciently bore the pharetra, and followed hunting in these mountains. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Was it not the height of folly on my part to give way to childish alarms, and to defer action until after Kiusko and the Circassian had matured their plans? French and Oriental Love in a Harem If the Circassian be utterly void of such honor as these have, and such virtue as these boast of, I am content. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II However, she placed herself on the floor at his feet, in the attitude of a Circassian beauty; or—she accidentally thought—not unlike a Circassian slave. Agatha's Husband A Novel “A rumour has come that the Circassians or the Bashi-Bazouks—I know not which, but both are fiends and cowards—have been to Venilik, and—” He stopped abruptly. In the Track of the Troops As a wife she is faithful; for indeed the jealousy of a Circassian husband is not to be endured. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia The Circassian of course rushed after me to the Rue de Varennes, noisily demanding her daughter. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Mr Witherington took the newspaper, and his eye soon caught the paragraph in which the rescue of the two negroes and child from the wreck of the Circassian was fully detailed. The Pirate The Circassian went to him; he ordered her, in a voice of thunder, to be gone, me to be unbound by the other ladies, laid on the sofa, and restoratives to be procured. The Pacha of Many Tales Did you not see the form of little Dobri quivering on the point of the Circassian’s spear? In the Track of the Troops The contest between the Circassians and the Russians may be said to have originated as far back as the middle ages. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia At the same moment, on the door-step of the cottage, through which she had passed, and found it empty, appeared the Circassian. French and Oriental Love in a Harem He was an officer in the army, who had seen much service in the Caucasus fighting against the Circassians. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar The kislar aga had at last discovered a Circassian slave, who, he thought, would effect the purpose. The Pacha of Many Tales One man stood on the stair defending himself against two Circassians. In the Track of the Troops A couple of years later his atalik might even have presented him with a steed for the practice of those arts of horsemanship wherein the Circassians excel the most expert riders in the world. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Kondjé-Gul's mother, as I have told you, was a Circassian, who came to Constantinople to enter the service of a cadine of the Sultan. French and Oriental Love in a Harem There were Circassians, or rather Lesghians, and other tribes bordering on the Caucasus—some in chain armour, others in white robes. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar The sultan was white with rage; my life hung upon a thread; when the Circassian maliciously observed, “The bastinado might induce her to retract.” The Pacha of Many Tales The gun-boat saw and sought to evade her, put on full steam and hugged the Turkish shore, where some hundreds of Circassian riflemen kept up an incessant fire on the Russian boat. In the Track of the Troops For the Circassians are scarcely less fond of tales and fables than of music and the fling. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Upon this reasoning of mine, which I thought would seem decisive to her, the Circassian reflected for a moment as if embarrassed as to how she should answer me. French and Oriental Love in a Harem A great magnate conquers her at St. Petersburg; Grand Dukes perform their tricks; and Circassian Princes die for her. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert Most of those engaged in this nefarious traffic are Syrians, Copts, Turks, Circassians, and some few Europeans. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley No doubt, however, was entertained as to the fate of her little boy; for there were several people who had seen him thrust through and held aloft on the point of a Circassian spear. In the Track of the Troops Dressed in brocade or in rags, the Circassian girl is represented by travellers as never awkward, and never failing to assume spontaneously the most easy and natural as well as the most dignified attitudes. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia "Take care," said the Circassian to the commissary: "they want to contrive her escape!" French and Oriental Love in a Harem Some of these were of an embarrassing description, since they took the form of "beautiful Circassian slave maidens, covered with very little beyond precious gems." The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert Here you will see the performing seal, the Circassian beauty, the Chinese giant, and the smallest dwarf in the world.” Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children Uncle—Uncle Mark, I guess, will furnish us up like he did Leon and Irma—only, I don't want mahogany—I want Circassian walnut. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story There are a number of varieties of the Circassian horse, though without very marked differences. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia The negotiation of the maternal consent is an arduous task, for the Circassian makes absurd pretensions; my uncle, however, undertakes to bring her down. French and Oriental Love in a Harem It fell through the treachery of the accursed Farig Pasha, the Circassian, who opened the gate. General Gordon Saint and Soldier "Sooner death ten hundred times," returned the Circassian proudly, "than acknowledge you for our master." Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The bed, copied after Marie Antoinette's couch in the Little Trianon was in sculptured Circassian walnut, upholstered in dull pink brocade, the broad canopy overhead being upheld by two flying cupids. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure The Circassian year was pretty well crowded with festivals until recently, when the introduction of the Mahometan doctrines put an end to a good many of the merry usages of paganism. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia The Circassian, exasperated beyond measure, had not moved: rage was depicted on her whole countenance, and she looked like one determined to fight it out to the bitter end. French and Oriental Love in a Harem They surrounded and shrouded from the vulgar gaze fourteen beautiful Circassian girls, whose brilliant visages and perfect forms were otherwise concealed by their long veils and ample drapery. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity The fair Circassian burst into tears now that the peril was over. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The Circassians sprinkled holy water over their friends' graves, and the priests tolled bells near them to keep evil spirits from the bodies. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales For seldom does a Circassian chief lead on a raid into the enemy's country with either less than the former number or more than the latter. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia At this the Circassian rose up in a fury. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Here strutted the lively, affected, and superfine Persian; and there the Circassian stalked with his long hair and chain cuirass. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity There was a rope close, handy upon a sack—its destination had certainly not been to save life—and Jack, with the quickness of thought itself, fastened it around the Circassian girl's waist. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series Efforts were made by the Porte to strengthen the Moslem element by planting colonies of Tatars in 1861 and Circassians in 1864. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The Circassians within, however, seeing that the Russians were mixed up with their own comrades refrained from firing. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia "You have no right to rob me of my daughter," exclaimed the Circassian, who was nearly delirious with rage. French and Oriental Love in a Harem It is a frequent diversion of the Pasha himself to row some favourite Circassians in one of the barques and to overset his precious freight in the midst of the lake. Sketches Finding all his authority was lost upon the Circassians girls, who stoutly refused to be persuaded, he grew vicious. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The Circassians, a lawless race of mountaineers, proved a veritable scourge to the population in their neighbourhood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" For among the Circassians, as among the early Greeks, the principal object of education is to form the accomplished warrior. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia "You are not my daughter's husband!" exclaimed the Circassian; "she does not belong to you any longer, for you have given her to your nephew, a Giaour, an infidel!" French and Oriental Love in a Harem Be it my fairest province for thy revenues, my fleetest Arab for thy stable, my whitest Circassian beauty for thine own, thou canst demand it at this moment without fear.' A Book of Quaker Saints The Circassian girls had endeavoured to screen those luckless negroes, Tinker and Bogey, for had they not led the boys into the presence of Osmond disguised as girls? Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series You might believe yourself under the enormous casque of some Circassian or Tartar giant. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers When tamed, however, the Circassian horse is both perfectly gentle and attached to his master. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia "Sir," exclaimed the Circassian, addressing the officer of the law, "you see how violently they are treating me, and how they are threatening me!" French and Oriental Love in a Harem One was named Topaz; he was handsome and well-made, as fair as a Circassian beauty, as gentle and obliging as an Armenian, and as wise as a Parsee. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know It was all so momentary that the beautiful Circassian girl looked on as one in a dream. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The population is made up of Circassians, Armenians, and Russians, and a few Ossets at the bazaars, for the natives made off long ago. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers The Circassians also beguile the way on their journeys with riding songs. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia The garden that gives the most joy, "Joyous Gard," as Sir Launcelot named his, is not to be bought, like a Circassian slave; it must be brought up, like a daughter. The Amateur Garden But near the village of —— he was attacked by the Circassians, and was so foolish as to make resistance. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 The man was only a poor devil of a Circassian, who got a precarious livelihood as a public messenger. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series After prefatory prayers and hymns, and pithy exhortations by several brothers of the Circassian breed, our dusky divine, the Rev. Mizraim Ham, commenced his sermon, founded on the duel between David and Goliath. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) For the orator has ample scope in the free assemblies of the Circassians. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia A Circassian prisoner carried in a wounded Royal Scot on his back under a heavy fire. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I The Slavic and Rouman races come next in importance, then the Arabs, the remaining population consisting of Moors, Druses, Kurds, Tartars, Albanians, Circassians, Syrians, Armenians, and Greeks, besides Jews and Gypsies. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights "Indeed, they are, your eminence; famous beauties of pure Circassian descent; each originally cost five thousand piastres, and they surpass the remainder even as the mighty sun doth the twinkling stars." Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series There were two handsome overstuffed leather chairs, and the bedroom set was Circassian walnut, so Lucy said. The She Boss A Western Story For the right of revenge is one of the three great principles on which is based the whole system of Circassian usage, the exercise of hospitality and respect for age being the two others. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Secondly, among the Circassians in the early half of the nineteenth century, a young pear-tree used to be carried into each house at an autumn festival, to the sound of music and joyous cries. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan On the part of the army and its generals, the trouble has arisen solely on account of the favouritism shown to Circassian officers. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman "Well, yes, I think so," said Jack; "dancing Circassian girls and the seraglio was the topic of the conversation, unless I am wandering in my mind." Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series What was of infinitely greater moment was the eagerness with which the young ruler, urged by his Circassian mother, sought advice and counsel from Europe, and endeavoured to act up to it. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond If asked at what period was made the first one, the Circassian replies with an air of indifference, Allah billeer,—God knows! Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia See, too, for the description of the sale of two Circassians and one Georgian, Voyage de Vienne à Belgrade, ... par N.E. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 Do you forget so soon how you cowered there amongst the others, Arabs, Circassians, Georgians, Nubians, striving to veil your beauty from those ravenous eyes? The Golden Scorpion Finding the place, as they thought, deserted, they simply raised the sack from the ground, thinking the body of the young Circassian girl was in it, and bore it to the opening. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series General Welling heard that a force of three thousand Circassians had taken up their quarters in a village, some fifteen miles away, and sent six hundred horse, under Majors Patkul and Tisenbausen, to surprise them. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden The Circassians still entertain the ancient nomadic idea that the soil is common property. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia You must mean Circassian or English walnut, which is the same thing. Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin For some years past the supply of beautiful Circassians has been deficient, it is said, so doubtless the harems of Constantinople are supplied with Christian maidens to make up the numbers. Round About the Carpathians "The other two," proceeded Abdullah, "are fair Circassians in the very summer of youth and beauty." Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series A nice young Circassian Cawass sat up with a stranger, a dying Englishman, all night because I had doctored his wife. Letters from Egypt The Circassians at first made little or no change in their mode of warfare to meet the new tactics of the invader. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia The girls exclaimed over the Circassian walnut furniture and could not decide as to which room was the prettier. Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School Or, Fast Friends in the Sororities Circassian noblemen in complete mail, and wild Bashkirs with bows and arrows, were there. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte The old interpreter, with some dexterity, flung himself between them, just in the nick of time to avert from Mole the fair Circassian's effusive greeting. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series They were not Europeans as I thought, but Circassians—a young man and his mother. Letters from Egypt The Circassians give themselves no rest until they have had blood for blood; and the two preceding days their own had flowed pretty freely. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia The mass of the Ottoman Haj is made up of Kurds, Syrians, Albanians, Circassians, Lazis, and Tartars from Russia and the Khanates, of everything rather than real Turks. The Future of Islam On the street, as in the salon, his magnetic power compelled recognition, and he stepped through the midst of the crowd as a Circassian blade cleaves water. The House of the Vampire The few threatening words which Osmond had muttered to one of the fair Circassians, too, should have told their own tale. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series A fine young Circassian cawass here has volunteered to be my servant anywhere and to fight anybody for me because I have cured his pretty wife. Letters from Egypt The genius of Schamyl and the Circassian love of liberty, combined with the natural resistance of Caucasian rocks and forests, have proved to be more than a match for them. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia In course of conversation he told me that he was a Circassian. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. I thank you for your offer of a Circassian in case you travel into Greece; you must suppose me to be like the Glastonbury Thorn, to receive any benefit by it. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life The proud Circassian girls did not deign to notice him. 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