So called from the river Moscowa, on which it is built.
The monarch of Moscow. A largebell weighing 193 tons, 21 feet high, and 21 feet in diameter.
[So-and-So] was my Moscow. The turning-point of my goodfortune, leading to future shoals and misery. The reference is to Napoleon’s disastrous expedition, when his star hastened to its setting.
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