MOSCOW. 
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by direct entreaty, meanly courting an invitation c **ap. 
to Petersburg, which neither his drivelling gal- v — v— 
lantry, nor fulsome adulation could obtain. 
In a very antient part of the palace, formerly 
inhabited by the Patriarchs, and adjoining to 
their chapel, are kept the dresses worn by them; 
these are also exhibited in glass-cases. They 
requested us particularly to notice the habits of 
Nicon and St. Nicholas; the tiaras sent to the Patri- 
archs from the Emperors of Constantinople; 
the crucifixes borne in their solemn processions ; 
the patriarchal staves, and relics. Several of 
the last were inserted in cavities cut within a 
wooden crucifix. Among other things adding to 
its prodigious sanctity and miraculous powers, 
a part of one of the bones of Mary Magdalene 
was pointed out to us. The dresses were very 
antient, but full as magnificent as those we had 
seen at the ceremony of the Resurrection ; gold 
and silver being the meanest ornaments lavished 
<le venir dans les beaux jours saluer l’dtoile du Nord ct maudirc le 
croissant. Nfltre Madame Geoffrin a bien fait le voyage de Varsovie ; 
pourquoi n’entreprendrais-je pas celui de Pitcrsbourg au mois 
d’ Avril Lett, tie Volt, d V Imperat. Ibid. p. 49. 
To which the Empress replied, that she admired his courage ; but 
knowing the delicate state of his health, she could rwt consent to ex- 
pose him to the dangers of so long a journey. Moreover, she added, 
“ it may happen, if things continue as they are, that the prosperity of 
niy affairs may demand my presence in the southern provinces oj my 
empire.” Ibid. p. 50. 
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