Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 393 pages |
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Page 18
... feet in length by 120 in height and 160 in breadth * ; and when he wishes to give an asto- nishing proof of its magnitude , he observes that a man could shelter himself in the strigæ or fluting of the columns . Although no shaft either ...
... feet in length by 120 in height and 160 in breadth * ; and when he wishes to give an asto- nishing proof of its magnitude , he observes that a man could shelter himself in the strigæ or fluting of the columns . Although no shaft either ...
Page 26
... feet , and its breadth forty . Some sup- pose this to have been the temple of Proserpine , to which Pindar may allude , when he calls Agrigentum the seat of Proserpine * ; ( eprepévas dos ) others consider it as a joint temple of ...
... feet , and its breadth forty . Some sup- pose this to have been the temple of Proserpine , to which Pindar may allude , when he calls Agrigentum the seat of Proserpine * ; ( eprepévas dos ) others consider it as a joint temple of ...
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... feet long , four broad , and three deep . At a much less expence than our exca- vation cost , we purchased a large box full of antique pottery , from the peasants , who brought them to the convent , from whom we also procured several ...
... feet long , four broad , and three deep . At a much less expence than our exca- vation cost , we purchased a large box full of antique pottery , from the peasants , who brought them to the convent , from whom we also procured several ...
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... feet in perpendi- cular height , in view of the whole dominion over which she reigned * . Here we first beheld the gigantic Ætna , that " pillar of the heavens , " as the Grecian poet calls it , towering aloft into the region of mid ...
... feet in perpendi- cular height , in view of the whole dominion over which she reigned * . Here we first beheld the gigantic Ætna , that " pillar of the heavens , " as the Grecian poet calls it , towering aloft into the region of mid ...
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... feet of Theodora : the ultimate fate of the bishop and abbot is un- known ; but the ladies have been recovered by their respective cities , and reinstated in their former honours * . The castle , after its capture , was completed by the ...
... feet of Theodora : the ultimate fate of the bishop and abbot is un- known ; but the ladies have been recovered by their respective cities , and reinstated in their former honours * . The castle , after its capture , was completed by the ...
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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