| britchka Oct 25th 2011, 22:48 * | ← Older revision | Revision as of 22:48, 25 October 2011 | | Line 8: | Line 8: | | | | | | | | # {{dated}} A type of horse-drawn [[carriage]], with a [[foldable]] roof covering. | | # {{dated}} A type of horse-drawn [[carriage]], with a [[foldable]] roof covering. | | - | #* '''1854''', [[w:Leo Tolstoy|Leo Tolstoy]], (trans. C. J. Hogarth), ''Boyhood'', ch. 2 – The Thunderstorm: | + | #* '''1842''', [[w:Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol|Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol]] (trans. C. J. Hogarth), ''Dead Souls'', ch. 2: | | | + | #*: [H]e cracked his whip and the '''britchka''' leapt forward with increased speed over the cobblestones. | | | + | #* '''1854''', [[w:Leo Tolstoy|Leo Tolstoy]] (trans. C. J. Hogarth), ''Boyhood'', ch. 2 – The Thunderstorm: | | | #*: At length, Vassili got up and covered over the '''britchka''', the coachman wrapped himself up in his cloak and lifted his cap to make the sign of the cross at each successive thunderclap, and the horses pricked up their ears and snorted. | | #*: At length, Vassili got up and covered over the '''britchka''', the coachman wrapped himself up in his cloak and lifted his cap to make the sign of the cross at each successive thunderclap, and the horses pricked up their ears and snorted. | | | | | | | |
