Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 393 pages |
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Page 22
... Passing from hence towards the city we leave at a short distance on the left hand , near the sea - gate , a curious square building of composite architecture , which has been generally denominated the tomb of Theron : if this be true ...
... Passing from hence towards the city we leave at a short distance on the left hand , near the sea - gate , a curious square building of composite architecture , which has been generally denominated the tomb of Theron : if this be true ...
Page 39
... the cudgel . As we passed over the strongly fortified isthmus , with its batteries and bastions , trenches and portcullisses , we had the great harbour on our right hand , and on 40 HOTEL OF THE LEON D'ORO . our left the.
... the cudgel . As we passed over the strongly fortified isthmus , with its batteries and bastions , trenches and portcullisses , we had the great harbour on our right hand , and on 40 HOTEL OF THE LEON D'ORO . our left the.
Page 40
... passed , we were soon housed in a very comfortable inn , called the Leon d'oro , near the edge of the great harbour , over which it commands a delightful prospect , bounded by the crags of Epipolæ and the range of Hyblæan mountains . We ...
... passed , we were soon housed in a very comfortable inn , called the Leon d'oro , near the edge of the great harbour , over which it commands a delightful prospect , bounded by the crags of Epipolæ and the range of Hyblæan mountains . We ...
Page 55
... passed out of the Syracusan harbour , stood a prætor of the Roman people dressed in sandals , with a purple cloak , and a tunic reaching to his ankles , reclining upon a wretched harlot † . دو Arrived at the entrance of the port , the ...
... passed out of the Syracusan harbour , stood a prætor of the Roman people dressed in sandals , with a purple cloak , and a tunic reaching to his ankles , reclining upon a wretched harlot † . دو Arrived at the entrance of the port , the ...
Page 56
... passed rapidly in succession across the mind : but in the midst even of such grand historical remembrances , the great har- bour of Syracuse acquired additional interest in our eyes as English- men , from its association with one of our ...
... passed rapidly in succession across the mind : but in the midst even of such grand historical remembrances , the great har- bour of Syracuse acquired additional interest in our eyes as English- men , from its association with one of our ...
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