Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1J. Mawman, 1820 - 532 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 manoeuvres 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 manoeuvres of the old Pancratic contests . Such a state of things could not be expected to last a long time : indeed this constitu- tional ...
Page 21
... covered merely with a thick scum or greasy substance , in appearance like the suds of soap . The spring itself , which Solinus says existed in the vicinity of Vulcan's temple , tends to identify the locality of this edifice . At a ...
... covered merely with a thick scum or greasy substance , in appearance like the suds of soap . The spring itself , which Solinus says existed in the vicinity of Vulcan's temple , tends to identify the locality of this edifice . At a ...
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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