tzar
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The embassador could only regret that the rich presents of furs and Russian fabrics which the tzar had sent by his hand to Mary, were all engulfed upon the coast of Scotland.
From The Empire of Russia by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
With uncovered head he bowed to the right and to the left, while the multitude incessantly cried, "May Heaven grant long life to our pious tzar, conqueror of barbarians and saviour of Christians."
From The Empire of Russia by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The English were honorably received, and were invited to dine with the tzar in the royal palace, which furnished them with a new occasion of astonishment from the sumptuousness which surrounded the sovereign.
From The Empire of Russia by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Next day the accounts were examined in presence of the tzar and his ministers.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell
The tzar was taken in by the trick, and Maximof quitted the court with the title of major.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell