Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 1 pages |
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Page xi
... covered with Inscriptions --- Copy of one , in which mention is made of the Pythian Apollo --- Historical Account of the successive Pythian Temples --- Description of the last which remained entire in the Days of Pausanias ...
... covered with Inscriptions --- Copy of one , in which mention is made of the Pythian Apollo --- Historical Account of the successive Pythian Temples --- Description of the last which remained entire in the Days of Pausanias ...
Page 3
... covered the nation . It was for a long time painful to see those generous struggles terminated by the annihilation of all rights , and the re- organization of tyranny and superstition ; to discover that chains and dungeons were become ...
... covered the nation . It was for a long time painful to see those generous struggles terminated by the annihilation of all rights , and the re- organization of tyranny and superstition ; to discover that chains and dungeons were become ...
Page 4
... covered from top to bottom with rich mosaic . The island , though at this time menaced with invasion by a strong force upon the Calabrian coast , was secured from all the horrors of war by a protecting British army ; and as Palermo was ...
... covered from top to bottom with rich mosaic . The island , though at this time menaced with invasion by a strong force upon the Calabrian coast , was secured from all the horrors of war by a protecting British army ; and as Palermo was ...
Page 7
... covered with combatants , kicking , biting , scratching , and exhibiting all the evolu- tions and manœuvres of the old Pancratic contests . Such a state of things could not be expected to last a long time : indeed this constitu- tional ...
... covered with combatants , kicking , biting , scratching , and exhibiting all the evolu- tions and manœuvres of the old Pancratic contests . Such a state of things could not be expected to last a long time : indeed this constitu- tional ...
Page 44
... covered the body of the Saint at her martyrdom , is the only infallible remedy that has yet been discovered by the Catanians , against an eruption of lava : being spread out before the torrent , it has the power of arresting its ...
... covered the body of the Saint at her martyrdom , is the only infallible remedy that has yet been discovered by the Catanians , against an eruption of lava : being spread out before the torrent , it has the power of arresting its ...
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Acradina acropolis adorned Albanian amidst amongst ancient antiquity Apollo appearance Arethusa Argive Argos arrived Athenian Athens beautiful called cavern celebrated character church Cicero citadel Cockerell curious Cyclopéan Cyclopes dedicated deity Delphi Dionysius discovered Dodona edifice Epirus excavations feet festival Grecian Greece Greek ground harbour head height honour inhabitants inscription Ioannina Ionian island Jupiter magnificent marble Messina modern Molossian monuments Morea mountains Mycena noble observed oracle ornament Ortygia palace pasha Pausan Pausanias plain Plutarch Polybius possession Prevesa probably remains rock Roman ruins sacred scarcely scene scenery seems sepulchre shew Sicilian Sicily side Signore soon spot statue stone stood Strabo summit supposed Syracusan Syracuse tatar temple theatre Thesprotia tion Tiryns tomb traveller Turkish Turks tyrant vaivode vizir walls whilst Zacynthus Zante δὲ ἐν ἐπὶ καὶ μὲν τε τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν τῷ τῶν