Travels in Sicily, Greece & AlbaniaJ. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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Page 55
... feet : all the Greeks now fell to , and in like manner demolished every window in the apartment , amidst the loud laughter of Ali , and the Bacchanalian triumph of the Effendi , who ran to caress the vizir after every feat which he ...
... feet : all the Greeks now fell to , and in like manner demolished every window in the apartment , amidst the loud laughter of Ali , and the Bacchanalian triumph of the Effendi , who ran to caress the vizir after every feat which he ...
Page 77
... feet eight inches from the extre- mities of his extended wings , and three feet two inches from the beak to the end of his claws : poor Antonietti in attempting to take him up received bloody marks of his talons upon his hand ; he was ...
... feet eight inches from the extre- mities of his extended wings , and three feet two inches from the beak to the end of his claws : poor Antonietti in attempting to take him up received bloody marks of his talons upon his hand ; he was ...
Page 88
... feet kissing the hem of his garment and imploring him , with the most moving lamentations , to save her daughter , a young girl only fourteen years old , whom Sechrì Effendi , one of Ali's chief secretaries , and a violent bigot , had ...
... feet kissing the hem of his garment and imploring him , with the most moving lamentations , to save her daughter , a young girl only fourteen years old , whom Sechrì Effendi , one of Ali's chief secretaries , and a violent bigot , had ...
Page 119
... feet in perpendicular height . The positions of Philip and Athenagoras must have been about mid - way in the defile , as Flaminius , when he arrived at the Aous with his army is said by Livy to have encamped at the distance of five ...
... feet in perpendicular height . The positions of Philip and Athenagoras must have been about mid - way in the defile , as Flaminius , when he arrived at the Aous with his army is said by Livy to have encamped at the distance of five ...
Page 122
... feet above the bed of the Acheron ; a grand natural breast - work descended precipitously to the river ; whilst behind them rose a tower- The distance of Suli from Ioannina is 14 hours ; from Prevesa 13 ; from Arta 14 ; from Parga 8 ...
... feet above the bed of the Acheron ; a grand natural breast - work descended precipitously to the river ; whilst behind them rose a tower- The distance of Suli from Ioannina is 14 hours ; from Prevesa 13 ; from Arta 14 ; from Parga 8 ...
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Acarnania Acheron Agà Albanian Ali Pasha Ali's amongst ancient Antonietti appeared Argyro-Castro arms army arrived Arta attack beautiful Berat beys called caloyer Captain castron ceremony character chief church command Constantinople Corfu custom death Delvino district divan dominions endeavoured enemies ENTERTAINMENT Epirus favourite female fortress Foto French friends gain Gardiki Greece Greek harem head honour Ibrahim Ibrahim Pasha inhabitants Ioannina Ionian Ionian islands island Kiaffa lake Mahometan Mazout Mouchtar Pasha mountains Mustafà Palasca palikars Paramithia Parga Parghiotes plain Porte possession Pouqueville Prevesa prisoners procured received republic rock Romaic ruins Russian Santa Maura scarcely sent serai Signore Alessio Signore Nicolo soon Suli Suliots Tepeleni Thessaly tion took town troops Turkey Turkish Turks Tzavella village vizir Voïussa whilst wine Zagori ἀπὸ δὲ δὲν διὰ εἰς καὶ μὲ νὰ πρὸς τὰ τὰς τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν τοῦ τῶν