Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 393 pages |
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Page 2
... light of freedom on this beacon - 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 ...
... light of freedom on this beacon - 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 ...
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... light of reason and truth , gleaming out from beneath that darkness which had so long covered the nation . It was for a long time painful to see those generous struggles terminated by the annihilation of all rights , and the re ...
... light of reason and truth , gleaming out from beneath that darkness which had so long covered the nation . It was for a long time painful to see those generous struggles terminated by the annihilation of all rights , and the re ...
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... light of a foster - child , and spends in it all the time he can spare from his multifarious occupations : it certainly bore evi- dent marks of his arranging hand , for the same lucid order ran through it which was so conspicuous in his ...
... light of a foster - child , and spends in it all the time he can spare from his multifarious occupations : it certainly bore evi- dent marks of his arranging hand , for the same lucid order ran through it which was so conspicuous in his ...
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... light treasures of ancient art sufficient to extort for this museum the admiration of Europe . Syra- cuse , like other Grecian cities , abounded in baths , which were repo- sitories of the choicest sculpture ; not one of these has ...
... light treasures of ancient art sufficient to extort for this museum the admiration of Europe . Syra- cuse , like other Grecian cities , abounded in baths , which were repo- sitories of the choicest sculpture ; not one of these has ...
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... light shed over the Parian marble from a hundred lamps , which burn , like the vestal's fire , continually before the sepulchre , aids the decep- tion of the artist , and keeps the spectator almost breathless , lest he should awake the ...
... light shed over the Parian marble from a hundred lamps , which burn , like the vestal's fire , continually before the sepulchre , aids the decep- tion of the artist , and keeps the spectator almost breathless , lest he should awake 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