Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1J. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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... Inhabitants of Argos --- Custom of the Girls carrying Coins upon their Heads --- Visit to Mycena --- Acropolis --- Gate of the Lions --- Homeric Age and Poems --- Treasuries of Atreus --- Defence of the Argive Character CHAPTER VIII ...
... Inhabitants of Argos --- Custom of the Girls carrying Coins upon their Heads --- Visit to Mycena --- Acropolis --- Gate of the Lions --- Homeric Age and Poems --- Treasuries of Atreus --- Defence of the Argive Character CHAPTER VIII ...
Page x
... Inhabitants , and Tyranny of Ali Pasha --- Start for Delphi --- Memorials of the earliest Ages connected with Parnassus --- First View of Delphi --- Reflections thereon --- Scene for a Painter described --- Ruins of ancient Edifices ...
... Inhabitants , and Tyranny of Ali Pasha --- Start for Delphi --- Memorials of the earliest Ages connected with Parnassus --- First View of Delphi --- Reflections thereon --- Scene for a Painter described --- Ruins of ancient Edifices ...
Page xi
... Inhabitants --- Set sail on the Gulf of Crissa --- Dangerous Voyage --- Land at Galaxithi --- Its Navy and increasing Com- merce --- Reflections thereon --- Policy of Ali Pasha --- Sailors --- Description of the Town , ancient Site ...
... Inhabitants --- Set sail on the Gulf of Crissa --- Dangerous Voyage --- Land at Galaxithi --- Its Navy and increasing Com- merce --- Reflections thereon --- Policy of Ali Pasha --- Sailors --- Description of the Town , ancient Site ...
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... inhabitants have not , indeed , suffered those revolting cruelties of tyranny at which the mind shudders , still per- haps , the sum of human misery has been equally great : for the most cruel princes are not always the most ...
... inhabitants have not , indeed , suffered those revolting cruelties of tyranny at which the mind shudders , still per- haps , the sum of human misery has been equally great : for the most cruel princes are not always the most ...
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... inhabitants , like the rest of that people , were not more studious in acquiring wealth , than profuse in expending it upon the elegancies of life . The brightest era of its prosperity ex- tended from the reign of the patriotic Theron ...
... inhabitants , like the rest of that people , were not more studious in acquiring wealth , than profuse in expending it upon the elegancies of life . The brightest era of its prosperity ex- tended from the reign of the patriotic Theron ...
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Acradina acropolis adorned Albanian amidst amongst ancient antiquity Apollo appearance Arethusa Argive Argos arrived Athenian Athens beautiful called cavern celebrated character church Cicero citadel Cockerell curious Cyclopéan Cyclopes dedicated deity Delphi Dionysius discovered Dodona edifice Epirus excavations feet festival Grecian Greece Greek ground harbour head height honour inhabitants inscription Ioannina island Jupiter magnificent marble Messina modern Molossian monuments Morea mountains Mycena noble observed oracle ornament Ortygia palace pasha Pausan Pausanias plain Plutarch Polybius possession Prevesa probably remains rock Roman ruins sacred scarcely scene scenery seems sepulchre shew Sicilian Sicily side Signore soon spot statue stone stood Strabo summit supposed Syracusan Syracuse tatar temple theatre Thesprotia tion Tiryns tomb tower traveller Turkish Turks tyrant vaivode vizir walls whilst Zacynthus Zante δὲ ἐν ἐπὶ καὶ μὲν τε τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν τῷ τῶν