Travels in Sicily, Greece & AlbaniaJ. Mawman, 1820 |
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Page 14
... turning the cathedral , after he had stripped it of its ornaments , into granaries and store- houses . He next raised his hand against the principal and wealthiest of the inhabitants , confiscating their estates , and driving into exile ...
... turning the cathedral , after he had stripped it of its ornaments , into granaries and store- houses . He next raised his hand against the principal and wealthiest of the inhabitants , confiscating their estates , and driving into exile ...
Page 22
Thomas Smart Hughes. 22 STORY OF DIONYSIUS THE SKELOSOPHIST . This infatuated mob soon turned their hands to plunder , and became inebriated by the contents of the wine casks which they broke open : this gave the Turks an opportunity to ...
Thomas Smart Hughes. 22 STORY OF DIONYSIUS THE SKELOSOPHIST . This infatuated mob soon turned their hands to plunder , and became inebriated by the contents of the wine casks which they broke open : this gave the Turks an opportunity to ...
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... turned immediately out of the room . Had this measure been adopted , my head might possibly have counted one . " We walked through the streets on this day as usual ; but we were afterwards told that we had acted imprudently in doing so ...
... turned immediately out of the room . Had this measure been adopted , my head might possibly have counted one . " We walked through the streets on this day as usual ; but we were afterwards told that we had acted imprudently in doing so ...
Page 50
... turning to my- self , and stroking his long white beard , he asked if the people in Eng- land wore beards . I replied , only the Jews ; at which he seemed as if he scarcely knew whether to smile or frown . Old Mazout in the mean time ...
... turning to my- self , and stroking his long white beard , he asked if the people in Eng- land wore beards . I replied , only the Jews ; at which he seemed as if he scarcely knew whether to smile or frown . Old Mazout in the mean time ...
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... Vienna . Constantinople being a seaport , the Turks presume to think that every other capital city must necessarily be so too . Our conversation turned chiefly upon the great military events SHOOTING ON THE LAKE . 59 at this time pending.
... Vienna . Constantinople being a seaport , the Turks presume to think that every other capital city must necessarily be so too . Our conversation turned chiefly upon the great military events SHOOTING ON THE LAKE . 59 at this time pending.
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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