Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 1 pages |
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Page ix
... entering the Piræus --- Disdar Agà --- Parthenon --- Erecthéum --- Colossal Statue of Minerva --- Spoliation by Lord Elgin , & c .--- Character of the ancient Athenians , and Traits of the modern --- Athenian Ball --- Manners of the ...
... entering the Piræus --- Disdar Agà --- Parthenon --- Erecthéum --- Colossal Statue of Minerva --- Spoliation by Lord Elgin , & c .--- Character of the ancient Athenians , and Traits of the modern --- Athenian Ball --- Manners of the ...
Page 20
... entered into their sanctuaries , or scenes of national glory and renown , by consecrating the past , excited the most enthusiastic patriotism in the breasts of future heroes . A battle , either of gods or men , was a very favourite ...
... entered into their sanctuaries , or scenes of national glory and renown , by consecrating the past , excited the most enthusiastic patriotism in the breasts of future heroes . A battle , either of gods or men , was a very favourite ...
Page 29
... and vehement exclamation . It was near eleven o'clock when the assembly dispersed : I expected to have found our venerable host exhausted by fatigue ; but he entered our room in 30 CELEBRATION OF HARVEST - HOME . high spirits ,
... and vehement exclamation . It was near eleven o'clock when the assembly dispersed : I expected to have found our venerable host exhausted by fatigue ; but he entered our room in 30 CELEBRATION OF HARVEST - HOME . high spirits ,
Page 31
... entering into their amusements and employments , and almost all the acts of life , seems to cheer and console their labour , as it agreeably employs the hours of relaxation : its beneficial influence tends to preserve them from the ...
... entering into their amusements and employments , and almost all the acts of life , seems to cheer and console their labour , as it agreeably employs the hours of relaxation : its beneficial influence tends to preserve them from the ...
Page 34
... anxious for death as a relief : they of course entered without reserve into the plans of the rioters , who supplied them with instruments to file off their irons , EXECUTION AT PALERMO . 35 through the grated windows next.
... anxious for death as a relief : they of course entered without reserve into the plans of the rioters , who supplied them with instruments to file off their irons , EXECUTION AT PALERMO . 35 through the grated windows next.
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