Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 393 pages |
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Page viii
... Discovery excited thereby --- Account of Mr. Fiott Lee's successful Excavations in Ithaca --- List of rare and valuable Articles discovered --- Notice of them in the Ionian Ephemeris --- Establishment of a free Press in Zante --- Re ...
... Discovery excited thereby --- Account of Mr. Fiott Lee's successful Excavations in Ithaca --- List of rare and valuable Articles discovered --- Notice of them in the Ionian Ephemeris --- Establishment of a free Press in Zante --- Re ...
Page ix
... Discovery of the Phigalian Marbles , & c .--- Departure from Tripolizza --- Mount Parthenion --- Lernæan Marsh --- Arrival at Argos ... CHAPTER VII . Larissæan Acropolis --- View from thence --- Reflections thereon --- Plain of Argos ...
... Discovery of the Phigalian Marbles , & c .--- Departure from Tripolizza --- Mount Parthenion --- Lernæan Marsh --- Arrival at Argos ... CHAPTER VII . Larissæan Acropolis --- View from thence --- Reflections thereon --- Plain of Argos ...
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... discovery of the perpe- trators . An English gentleman of our acquaintance was awoke in the dead of the night by two assassins standing over him with drawn dag- gers being enjoined silence , on pain of instant death , he was made to ...
... discovery of the perpe- trators . An English gentleman of our acquaintance was awoke in the dead of the night by two assassins standing over him with drawn dag- gers being enjoined silence , on pain of instant death , he was made to ...
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... discovered by his own spectre to an affrighted sexton , who neglecting to make known so important an acquisition , was nightly visited , and at length scourged terribly by the enraged ghost : the bones were then ' dug up , canonized ...
... discovered by his own spectre to an affrighted sexton , who neglecting to make known so important an acquisition , was nightly visited , and at length scourged terribly by the enraged ghost : the bones were then ' dug up , canonized ...
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... discovered only a few common lamps and funereal vessels , most of them broken , and lying buried in a fine greasy mould , with which the tombs were partly filled : these receptacles were generally constructed of large square stones , in ...
... discovered only a few common lamps and funereal vessels , most of them broken , and lying buried in a fine greasy mould , with which the tombs were partly filled : these receptacles were generally constructed of large square stones , in ...
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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