Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 1 pages |
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Page 4
... forming , at their intersec- tion , a fine piazza , called the " Quattro Cantonieri . " It contains many superb edifices , profusely adorned with native marbles , amongst which the following deserve particular observation : -The college ...
... forming , at their intersec- tion , a fine piazza , called the " Quattro Cantonieri . " It contains many superb edifices , profusely adorned with native marbles , amongst which the following deserve particular observation : -The college ...
Page 10
... formed of Spanish dollars , representing a ship , a lion , sun , a star , or any aother device : the grand prize this year was an allegorical representation of the new constitu- tion , which in the end turned out quite as delusive to ...
... formed of Spanish dollars , representing a ship , a lion , sun , a star , or any aother device : the grand prize this year was an allegorical representation of the new constitu- tion , which in the end turned out quite as delusive to ...
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... formed the basis for walls ; ravines penetrating into the interior offered most commodious situations for gates , whilst numerous little eminences scattered about within , seemed as if designed for the ad- vantageous display of noble ...
... formed the basis for walls ; ravines penetrating into the interior offered most commodious situations for gates , whilst numerous little eminences scattered about within , seemed as if designed for the ad- vantageous display of noble ...
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... formed an ascent to the upper parts of the building§ . From this spot the ruins on the southern precipice appear like fine monuments upon the proscenium of an immense theatre . Passing from hence towards the city we leave at a short ...
... formed an ascent to the upper parts of the building§ . From this spot the ruins on the southern precipice appear like fine monuments upon the proscenium of an immense theatre . Passing from hence towards the city we leave at a short ...
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... formed the principal diet , wine being very moderately used , and meat rarely seen the robust and ruddy appearance , therefore , of the reli- gious orders , might be ascribed by their advocates to the effects of temperance rather than ...
... formed the principal diet , wine being very moderately used , and meat rarely seen the robust and ruddy appearance , therefore , of the reli- gious orders , might be ascribed by their advocates to the effects of temperance rather than ...
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