Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 393 pages |
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Page ix
... Plain of Mantinéa-- Arrival at Tripolizza— Greek Dragoman - Unfortunate Dilemma with the Pasha - Cephalonian Doctor - Visit to Ruins of Tegea - Friendly Conduct of Nourri Bey --- Extract from Mr. Cockerell's Tour in the Morea --- His ...
... Plain of Mantinéa-- Arrival at Tripolizza— Greek Dragoman - Unfortunate Dilemma with the Pasha - Cephalonian Doctor - Visit to Ruins of Tegea - Friendly Conduct of Nourri Bey --- Extract from Mr. Cockerell's Tour in the Morea --- His ...
Page x
... Plain of Topolias --- Inconveniences of travelling in Greece --- De- parture of General Davies --- Author's Recovery --- Pays a Visit to the Archon Logotheti --- An Albanian Soldier undergoes the Punishment of Bastinado --- Account of ...
... Plain of Topolias --- Inconveniences of travelling in Greece --- De- parture of General Davies --- Author's Recovery --- Pays a Visit to the Archon Logotheti --- An Albanian Soldier undergoes the Punishment of Bastinado --- Account of ...
Page xi
... Plain --- Antique In- scription --- C.issa and Cirrha ..... CHAPTER XIII . Reascend the Heights of Parnassus --- Church of St. Elias --- View from thence --- Fine semicircular Seat --- Reflections on the Ruins of Delphi --- Ancient ...
... Plain --- Antique In- scription --- C.issa and Cirrha ..... CHAPTER XIII . Reascend the Heights of Parnassus --- Church of St. Elias --- View from thence --- Fine semicircular Seat --- Reflections on the Ruins of Delphi --- Ancient ...
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... plain he 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 ...
... plain he 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 ...
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... 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 often bore away the prize of the ...
... 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 often bore away the prize of 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