drosky
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A chief officer of police, who was one day dashing along the Nevsky Prospect in a handsome drosky drawn by a fine pair of horses, was met by the Emperor Nicholas.
From Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia by Ballou, Maturin Murray
Five minutes afterward they had mounted the drosky to drive to Pampeln.
From Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) by Pont-Jest, Ren? de
I have several times spoken of the drosky.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 by Stephens, John Lloyd
"A place for you, Mr. Linton!" said Mrs. White, as she seated herself in a low drosky, where her companion, Mr. Howie, sat, surrounded with all the details for a sketching-excursion.
From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
With sincere regret I bade good-by to my old soldier, mounted a drosky, and in ten minutes was deposited in a hotel, in size and appearance equal to the best in Paris.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd
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