Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Mawman, 1820 - 393 pages |
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... soon found that affairs were in no train to gratify the curiosity of amateurs ; we therefore seized a very early opportunity of re - embarking on board the Pilot brig of war , in which after various adventures , we beheld the classic ...
... soon found that affairs were in no train to gratify the curiosity of amateurs ; we therefore seized a very early opportunity of re - embarking on board the Pilot brig of war , in which after various adventures , we beheld the classic ...
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... soon as the president had proposed the subject for debate , and restored some degree of order from the confusion of tongues that followed , a system of crimination and recrimination was invariably commenced by several speakers ...
... soon as the president had proposed the subject for debate , and restored some degree of order from the confusion of tongues that followed , a system of crimination and recrimination was invariably commenced by several speakers ...
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... are attributable ; for as soon as one sex disregards virtue , the other will rarely be at any pains to keep it : much mischief also is deducible from the faulty education of their MANNERS OF THE SICILIAN CAPITAL . girls within the gloomy.
... are attributable ; for as soon as one sex disregards virtue , the other will rarely be at any pains to keep it : much mischief also is deducible from the faulty education of their MANNERS OF THE SICILIAN CAPITAL . girls within the gloomy.
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... soon became a great emporium for the mutual barter of commodities between Africa and Sicily ; and that its ingenious artisans , being highly superior to the semi - barbarians with whom they traded , enjoyed the great commercial ...
... soon became a great emporium for the mutual barter of commodities between Africa and Sicily ; and that its ingenious artisans , being highly superior to the semi - barbarians with whom they traded , enjoyed the great commercial ...
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... soon to lay his discoveries before a public already taught to appreciate his uncommon talents . + The words of Fazzello are as follow : " Pars tamen ejus , tribus gigantibus columnisque suffulta diu post superstitit : quam Agrigentina ...
... soon to lay his discoveries before a public already taught to appreciate his uncommon talents . + The words of Fazzello are as follow : " Pars tamen ejus , tribus gigantibus columnisque suffulta diu post superstitit : quam Agrigentina ...
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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