Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 393 pages |
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... it A Dissertation on the Oracle of Dodona ; with an Appendix on the Site of that of Delphi . By Samuel Butler , D. D. Head Master of Shrewsbury School .... PAGE 430 471 485 509 LIST OF PLATES . VOL . I. PLAN of ancient 1.
... it A Dissertation on the Oracle of Dodona ; with an Appendix on the Site of that of Delphi . By Samuel Butler , D. D. Head Master of Shrewsbury School .... PAGE 430 471 485 509 LIST OF PLATES . VOL . I. PLAN of ancient 1.
Page 9
... head servant in a family of the first rank help to entertain his master's guests by his skill at billiards in the morning , and by his powers of conversation at the dinner - table , where he stood to carve the meat : no very high ...
... head servant in a family of the first rank help to entertain his master's guests by his skill at billiards in the morning , and by his powers of conversation at the dinner - table , where he stood to carve the meat : no very high ...
Page 10
... head , but the extra- ordinary phrase of " Viva la Divina Providenza , " - " Long life to Divine Providence * ! " * The author is inclined to think that the subjoined publication , sold , with a great variety of a similar description ...
... head , but the extra- ordinary phrase of " Viva la Divina Providenza , " - " Long life to Divine Providence * ! " * The author is inclined to think that the subjoined publication , sold , with a great variety of a similar description ...
Page 27
... head of Diana with her quiver , and the reverse by the figure of a wild - boar ; some have the laureated head of Apollo , and a horse in full gallop . + The reader has now the power of exercising his own judgment upon this subject ...
... head of Diana with her quiver , and the reverse by the figure of a wild - boar ; some have the laureated head of Apollo , and a horse in full gallop . + The reader has now the power of exercising his own judgment upon this subject ...
Page 35
... head , as the other , clasp- ing him round the body with his arms , swung him from the platform : there they all three hung together in a terrific group which might vie with the imaginary horrors of a Dante . In about five minutes ...
... head , as the other , clasp- ing him round the body with his arms , swung him from the platform : there they all three hung together in a terrific group which might vie with the imaginary horrors of a Dante . In about five minutes ...
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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