Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 393 pages |
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... carrying Coins upon their Heads --- Visit to Mycena --- Acropolis --- Gate of the Lions --- Homeric Age and Poems --- Treasuries of Atreus --- Defence of the Argive Character CHAPTER VIII . Cross the Plain of Argos --- River Inachus ...
... carrying Coins upon their Heads --- Visit to Mycena --- Acropolis --- Gate of the Lions --- Homeric Age and Poems --- Treasuries of Atreus --- Defence of the Argive Character CHAPTER VIII . Cross the Plain of Argos --- River Inachus ...
Page 8
... carried on without any interruption of a green curtain , or dissipation of ideas by musical in- terludes between the acts . Annexed to the opera - house is a fine suite of rooms , called the Conversazione , though from it all ...
... carried on without any interruption of a green curtain , or dissipation of ideas by musical in- terludes between the acts . Annexed to the opera - house is a fine suite of rooms , called the Conversazione , though from it all ...
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... both sexes spit without ceremony upon the floor of a drawing - room , and carry off in their pockets confectionary and other relics of a dinner . VOL . I. C 10 MANNERS OF THE SICILIAN CAPITAL . Literature and science.
... both sexes spit without ceremony upon the floor of a drawing - room , and carry off in their pockets confectionary and other relics of a dinner . VOL . I. C 10 MANNERS OF THE SICILIAN CAPITAL . Literature and science.
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... carry off this statue , takes notice of a cir- cumstance , which shews how similar are the effects of superstition in all ages he observes , that its mouth and chin , though made of bronze , were actually worn by the kisses of its ...
... carry off this statue , takes notice of a cir- cumstance , which shews how similar are the effects of superstition in all ages he observes , that its mouth and chin , though made of bronze , were actually worn by the kisses of its ...
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... carry a crucifix more ponderous than his fellow . Our worthy host was field - marshal on this occasion , and no general ... carried out of the chapel in a state of complete exhaustion : these rallies were accompanied by cries and groans ...
... carry a crucifix more ponderous than his fellow . Our worthy host was field - marshal on this occasion , and no general ... carried out of the chapel in a state of complete exhaustion : these rallies were accompanied by cries and groans ...
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Acradina acropolis admiration adorned Agathocles Agrigentum Albanian amidst amongst Anapus ancient antiquity Apollo appeared Arethusa Argive Argos arrived ascended Athenian Athens beautiful called Catania cavern celebrated Cephalonia character church Cicero citadel curious Cyclopéan Cyclopes dedicated deity Delphi Dionysius discovered edifice Epipolæ erected Etna excavations extraordinary Fazzello feet festival formed Grecian Greece Greek harbour head height honour inhabitants inscription island Jupiter lava magnificent marble Messina modern monument Morea Mount Etna mountains Mycena noble observed ornament Ortygia Palermo pasha Pausan Pausanias plain Plutarch poet Polybius probably remains rock Roman ruins sacred scarcely scene sculpture seems sepulchre shew Sicilian Sicily side Signore soon spot statue stone stood Strabo summit supposed Syracusan Syracuse tatar temple theatre tion Tiryns tomb tower traveller Turkish Turks tyrant vaivode vases walls whilst Zacynthus Zante δὲ ἐν καὶ μὲν τε τὸ τὸν τῶν