Travels in Sicily, Greece & AlbaniaJ. Mawman, 1820 |
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Page vii
... Palikars --- Fine Night - scene --- Poetical Address to the Acheron - Curious Dream of the Author's - Ascent up the ... Palikar --- Ceremonies before Interment --- Ascent to the highest Summit of the Suliot Mountains --- Grand Panoramic ...
... Palikars --- Fine Night - scene --- Poetical Address to the Acheron - Curious Dream of the Author's - Ascent up the ... Palikar --- Ceremonies before Interment --- Ascent to the highest Summit of the Suliot Mountains --- Grand Panoramic ...
Page 31
... palikars , performed by several of the most skilful among the vizir's guards who had been invited to the feast . The evolutions and figures of this exercise served to display the astonishing activity and muscular strength of these hardy ...
... palikars , performed by several of the most skilful among the vizir's guards who had been invited to the feast . The evolutions and figures of this exercise served to display the astonishing activity and muscular strength of these hardy ...
Page 32
... palikars during the exercise , one may perhaps recognise those opies pupes which Athenæus says ought to accompany the Pyrrhic . That the name of this dance at least was acknowledged as coinciding with a martial exercise in the time of ...
... palikars during the exercise , one may perhaps recognise those opies pupes which Athenæus says ought to accompany the Pyrrhic . That the name of this dance at least was acknowledged as coinciding with a martial exercise in the time of ...
Page 61
... palikars , and how it interfered with their customary and almost natural system of warfare . The troops which struck us most in this assemblage were the Miriditi or Mirdites , the bravest of all the tribes settled in Albania , and who ...
... palikars , and how it interfered with their customary and almost natural system of warfare . The troops which struck us most in this assemblage were the Miriditi or Mirdites , the bravest of all the tribes settled in Albania , and who ...
Page 85
... palikars , whilst the hen - coops were preparing for the ladies of his harem to follow him . I immediately arose , and as soon as I was dressed , walked out into the environs of the city , where I beheld immense multitudes of Albanian ...
... palikars , whilst the hen - coops were preparing for the ladies of his harem to follow him . I immediately arose , and as soon as I was dressed , walked out into the environs of the city , where I beheld immense multitudes of Albanian ...
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Acarnania Acheron Agà Albanian troops Alessio Ali Pasha Ali's amongst ancient Antonietti appeared Apsus Argyro-Castro arms army arrived Arta attack Avlona beautiful Berat beys called caloyer Captain carried castron character Charadrus chief church commanded Constantinople Corfu death Delvino dispatched district divan dominions Effendi endeavoured enemies English Epirus favourite fortress Foto French friends gain Gardiki Gardikiote garrison grand Greece Greek hands harem head hill honour Ibrahim Pasha inhabitants Ioannina Ionian Ionian islands Ionian Sea island Kiaffa Klissura lake Mahometan means Mouchtar Pasha mountains Mustafà officers Palasca palikars Paramithia Parga Parghiotes plain Porte possession Pouqueville Prevesa prisoners procured received republic returned river rock Romaic ruins Russians Santa Maura scarcely sent seraglio serai Signore Nicolo soon Suli Suliots Tepeleni tion took town Turkey Turkish Turks Tzavella village vizir Voïussa whilst δὲ νὰ τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν