Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 393 pages |
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... Hills --- Han of five Wells ---- First View of and Arrival at Ioannina ---- General Appearance of the City ---- House of Signore Nicolo Argyri , in which we lodged , described --- Father and Family of our Host --- Anecdote of the Pasha ...
... Hills --- Han of five Wells ---- First View of and Arrival at Ioannina ---- General Appearance of the City ---- House of Signore Nicolo Argyri , in which we lodged , described --- Father and Family of our Host --- Anecdote of the Pasha ...
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... hill shines brighter from the surrounding gloom ; he feels the glow of patriotism more ardent in his bosom , and he learns to appreciate more truly that glorious constitution for which his forefathers bled , and which they have left him ...
... hill shines brighter from the surrounding gloom ; he feels the glow of patriotism more ardent in his bosom , and he learns to appreciate more truly that glorious constitution for which his forefathers bled , and which they have left him ...
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... hills , containing a beauti- ful plain of turf between them , called La Meta , or the Goal : ' Nature herself seems to have marked out the spot which tradition thus assigns to the exercise of those noble Agrigentine steeds , which so ...
... hills , containing a beauti- ful plain of turf between them , called La Meta , or the Goal : ' Nature herself seems to have marked out the spot which tradition thus assigns to the exercise of those noble Agrigentine steeds , which so ...
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... hills , every one of which is noted for some Grecian , Roman , or Carthaginian encamp- ment , the more distant mountains , and the grand expanse of the Medi- terranean sea . Proceeding to the south - west angle of the platform , we find ...
... hills , every one of which is noted for some Grecian , Roman , or Carthaginian encamp- ment , the more distant mountains , and the grand expanse of the Medi- terranean sea . Proceeding to the south - west angle of the platform , we find ...
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... hills covered from their sum- mits down to the edge of the shore with flowering myrtles , rhododen- drons , and a variety of aromatic shrubs ; amidst the olive trees which are thinly scattered about the country , the cicale , a species ...
... hills covered from their sum- mits down to the edge of the shore with flowering myrtles , rhododen- drons , and a variety of aromatic shrubs ; amidst the olive trees which are thinly scattered about the country , the cicale , a species ...
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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