Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1J. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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Page ix
... Inhabitants of Argos --- Custom of the Girls carrying Coins upon their Heads --- Visit to Mycena --- Acropolis --- Gate of the Lions --- Homeric Age and Poems --- Treasuries of Atreus --- Defence of the Argive Character CHAPTER VIII ...
... Inhabitants of Argos --- Custom of the Girls carrying Coins upon their Heads --- Visit to Mycena --- Acropolis --- Gate of the Lions --- Homeric Age and Poems --- Treasuries of Atreus --- Defence of the Argive Character CHAPTER VIII ...
Page x
... Inhabitants , and Tyranny of Ali Pasha --- Start for Delphi --- Memorials of the earliest Ages connected with Parnassus --- First View of Delphi --- Reflections thereon --- Scene for a Painter described --- Ruins of ancient Edifices ...
... Inhabitants , and Tyranny of Ali Pasha --- Start for Delphi --- Memorials of the earliest Ages connected with Parnassus --- First View of Delphi --- Reflections thereon --- Scene for a Painter described --- Ruins of ancient Edifices ...
Page xi
... Inhabitants --- Set sail on the Gulf of Crissa --- Dangerous Voyage --- Land at Galaxithi --- Its Navy and increasing Com- merce --- Reflections thereon --- Policy of Ali Pasha --- Sailors --- Description of the Town , ancient Site ...
... Inhabitants --- Set sail on the Gulf of Crissa --- Dangerous Voyage --- Land at Galaxithi --- Its Navy and increasing Com- merce --- Reflections thereon --- Policy of Ali Pasha --- Sailors --- Description of the Town , ancient Site ...
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... inhabitants , like the rest of that people , were not more studious in acquiring wealth , than profuse in expending it upon the elegancies of life . The brightest era of its prosperity ex- tended from the reign of the patriotic Theron ...
... inhabitants , like the rest of that people , were not more studious in acquiring wealth , than profuse in expending it upon the elegancies of life . The brightest era of its prosperity ex- tended from the reign of the patriotic Theron ...
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... inhabitants . They who first raised this mighty monument of human genius , seem to have built it for eternity ; by that strange chance which frequently confounds all the devices of man , every trace of it is nearly swept away , whilst ...
... inhabitants . They who first raised this mighty monument of human genius , seem to have built it for eternity ; by that strange chance which frequently confounds all the devices of man , every trace of it is nearly swept away , whilst ...
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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