Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1J. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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Page 14
... never account for the almost unexampled prosperity of a state whose whole territory scarcely exceeded in size the smallest English county ; not even if we add to its articles of exportation that breed of horses , for which it was so ...
... never account for the almost unexampled prosperity of a state whose whole territory scarcely exceeded in size the smallest English county ; not even if we add to its articles of exportation that breed of horses , for which it was so ...
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... ejus , tribus gigantibus columnisque suffulta diu post superstitit : quam Agrigentina Urbs insignibus suis additam adhuc pro monumento habet . " 20 TEMPLES AND OTHER ANTIQUITIES . architects never placed sculpture D 2.
... ejus , tribus gigantibus columnisque suffulta diu post superstitit : quam Agrigentina Urbs insignibus suis additam adhuc pro monumento habet . " 20 TEMPLES AND OTHER ANTIQUITIES . architects never placed sculpture D 2.
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... never could have read the account of this very temple in Diod . Sic . nor have looked with any attention into Pausanias , who is full of examples against his theory : it is rather odd too , that he had not seen the Marquis de Nointel's ...
... never could have read the account of this very temple in Diod . Sic . nor have looked with any attention into Pausanias , who is full of examples against his theory : it is rather odd too , that he had not seen the Marquis de Nointel's ...
Page 33
... never takes place , these receptacles are crowded to excess with wretches of the most abandoned character ; and as no classification is thought of , what places do they become to receive the suspected or innocent person , or even him ...
... never takes place , these receptacles are crowded to excess with wretches of the most abandoned character ; and as no classification is thought of , what places do they become to receive the suspected or innocent person , or even him ...
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... never to be obscured entirely during any one day of the year by clouds or tempest * ) he was accustomed to pitch his splendid tent , denying access to all except the companions or the pandars of his lust , or his youthful son , who was ...
... never to be obscured entirely during any one day of the year by clouds or tempest * ) he was accustomed to pitch his splendid tent , denying access to all except the companions or the pandars of his lust , or his youthful son , who was ...
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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