 ... he is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature rather to be a ship-carpenter than a great prince. This was his chief study and exercise while he stayed here ; he wrought much with his own hands, and made all about him work ai ihe models of...  Histoire de Pierre Ier, appelé le Grand - Page 34by Ivan Golovin - 1861 - 207 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Mottley - Russia - 1739 - 436 pages
...a Ship-Carpenter, ** than a great Prince ; This was his chief " Study and Exercife, while he ftayed here: " He wrought much with his own Hands, " and made all about him work at the " Mode Is of Ships-, he told me, he defigned " a great Fleet at Azofb, and with it to at" tack the... | |
 | Nicholas Tindal, Rapin de Thoyras (M., Paul) - Great Britain - 1761 - 558 pages
...fhip-carpenter than a great prince. This was his chief ftudy and exercife, while he ftaid in England. He wrought much with his own hands, and made all about him work at the models of fhips. He told the biftiop, he defigned a great fleet at Azoph to attack the Turkifh empire ; but he... | |
 | 1818 - 646 pages
...too often, add too evidently. He is mechanically turned, and seems designed hy nature lather to he a ship-carpenter, than a great prince. This was his...here. He wrought much with his own hands, and made all ahout him work at the models of ships. He told me he designed a great fleet at Azoph, and with it to... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - Russia - 1834 - 344 pages
...my priests preach and do what I please ;"* — and it will be seen that he did so. The bishop says he wrought much with his own hands, and made all about him work, at the models of ships. Whom he had with him, besides Menzikoff and Golownin, does not anywhere appear, but the Postmanf of... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 530 pages
...himself, however, in this capacity, is distinctly stated by Bishop Burnet. " The Czar," he says, " is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature...and made all about him work at the models of ships." Sir John Barrow himself mentions the " testimony of an old man, a workman of Deptford Yard some forty... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1843 - 526 pages
...himself, however, in this capacity, is distinctly stated by Bishop Burnet. " The Czar," he says, " is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature...and made all about him work at the models of ships." Sir John Barrow himself mentions the " testimony of an old man, a workman of Deptford Yard some forty... | |
 | John Fincham - Naval architecture - 1851 - 632 pages
...practised in this country. In order to attain his object he attended at Deptford dock-yard, where " he wrought much with his own hands, and made all about him work at the models of ships."t He received his principal instruction in naval architecture from Sir Anthony Deane, to whom... | |
 | sir John Barrow (bart.) - 1883 - 454 pages
...make my priests preach and do what I please ; " * and it will be seen that he did so. The bishop says he wrought much with his own hands, and made all about him work at the models of ships. Who he had with him besides Menzikoff and Golownin, does not anywhere appear ; but the " Postman "... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1901 - 404 pages
...employ himself, however, in this capacity, is distinctly stated by Bishop Burnet. "The Czar," he says, "is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature...and made all about him work at the models of ships." Sir John Barrow himself mentions the " testimony of an old man, a workman of Deptford Yard some forty... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1901 - 402 pages
...himself, however, in this capacity, is distinctly stated by Bishop Burnet. " The Czar," he says, " is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature...and made all about him work at the models of ships." Sir John Barrow himself mentions the "testimony of an old man, a workman of Deptford Yard some forty... | |
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