Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1J. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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Page 2
... light of freedom on this beacon - hill shines brighter from the surrounding gloom ; he feels the glow of patriotism more ardent in his bosom , and he learns to appreciate more truly that glorious constitution for which his forefathers ...
... light of freedom on this beacon - hill shines brighter from the surrounding gloom ; he feels the glow of patriotism more ardent in his bosom , and he learns to appreciate more truly that glorious constitution for which his forefathers ...
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... light of reason and truth , gleaming out from beneath that darkness which had so long covered the nation . It was for a long time painful to see those generous struggles terminated by the annihilation of all rights , and the re ...
... light of reason and truth , gleaming out from beneath that darkness which had so long covered the nation . It was for a long time painful to see those generous struggles terminated by the annihilation of all rights , and the re ...
Page 48
... light of a foster - child , and spends in it all the time he can spare from his multifarious occupations : it certainly bore evi- dent marks of his arranging hand , for the same lucid order ran through it which was so conspicuous in his ...
... light of a foster - child , and spends in it all the time he can spare from his multifarious occupations : it certainly bore evi- dent marks of his arranging hand , for the same lucid order ran through it which was so conspicuous in his ...
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... light treasures of ancient art sufficient to extort for this museum the admiration of Europe . Syra- cuse , like other Grecian cities , abounded in baths , which were repo- sitories of the choicest sculpture ; not one of these has ...
... light treasures of ancient art sufficient to extort for this museum the admiration of Europe . Syra- cuse , like other Grecian cities , abounded in baths , which were repo- sitories of the choicest sculpture ; not one of these has ...
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... light shed over the Parian marble from a hundred lamps , which burn , like the vestal's fire , continually before the sepulchre , aids the decep- tion of the artist , and keeps the spectator almost breathless , lest he should awake the ...
... light shed over the Parian marble from a hundred lamps , which burn , like the vestal's fire , continually before the sepulchre , aids the decep- tion of the artist , and keeps the spectator almost breathless , lest he should awake the ...
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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