Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 1 pages |
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... passing crowd his eye recognises the faces of his countrymen , and his ear the familiar sounds of his own language ; in the shops he observes the manufactures of Great Britain , in the garrison her defenders , in the port her ships ...
... passing crowd his eye recognises the faces of his countrymen , and his ear the familiar sounds of his own language ; in the shops he observes the manufactures of Great Britain , in the garrison her defenders , in the port her ships ...
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... Passing from hence towards the city we leave at a short distance on the left hand , near the sea - gate , a curious square building of composite architecture , which has been generally denominated the tomb of Theron || : if this be true ...
... Passing from hence towards the city we leave at a short distance on the left hand , near the sea - gate , a curious square building of composite architecture , which has been generally denominated the tomb of Theron || : if this be true ...
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... the cudgel , As we passed over the strongly fortified isthmus , with its batteries and bastions , trenches and portcullisses , we had the great harbour on our right hand , and on 6 40 HOTEL OF THE LEON D'ORO . our left.
... the cudgel , As we passed over the strongly fortified isthmus , with its batteries and bastions , trenches and portcullisses , we had the great harbour on our right hand , and on 6 40 HOTEL OF THE LEON D'ORO . our left.
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... passed , we were soon housed in a very comfortable inn , called the Leon d'oro , near the edge of the great harbour , over which it commands a delightful prospect , bounded by the crags of Epipola and the range of Hyblæan mountains . We ...
... passed , we were soon housed in a very comfortable inn , called the Leon d'oro , near the edge of the great harbour , over which it commands a delightful prospect , bounded by the crags of Epipola and the range of Hyblæan mountains . We ...
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... passed out of the Syracusan harbour , stood a prætor of the Roman people dressed in sandals , with a purple cloak , and a tunic reaching to his ankles , reclining upon a wretched harlot † . ' 99 . Arrived at the entrance of the port ...
... passed out of the Syracusan harbour , stood a prætor of the Roman people dressed in sandals , with a purple cloak , and a tunic reaching to his ankles , reclining upon a wretched harlot † . ' 99 . Arrived at the entrance of the port ...
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