Travels in Sicily, Greece and AlbaniaJ. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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Page 9
... person desirous to purchase . Both men and women are ill dressed , and appear still worse to an English- man who sees the old cast - off fashions of his country revived here in the highest circles : in their address , they use that ...
... person desirous to purchase . Both men and women are ill dressed , and appear still worse to an English- man who sees the old cast - off fashions of his country revived here in the highest circles : in their address , they use that ...
Page 10
... person may keep his mind in a state of pleasurable excitement during the whole day . As for the superstition of the lower orders , it is extreme ; in many in- stances turning to infidelity , in others to a vile debasement of intel- lect ...
... person may keep his mind in a state of pleasurable excitement during the whole day . As for the superstition of the lower orders , it is extreme ; in many in- stances turning to infidelity , in others to a vile debasement of intel- lect ...
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... person , or even him who has but just commenced the career of crime ! The noxious effluvia which he breathes , the manacles with which he is shackled , the want of air and exercise , the contagion of filth and disease , are slight ...
... person , or even him who has but just commenced the career of crime ! The noxious effluvia which he breathes , the manacles with which he is shackled , the want of air and exercise , the contagion of filth and disease , are slight ...
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... persons drawing back , as if alarmed at the presence of the soldiers : presently a general tumult was observed through the grated windows of the building , to which a dead silence succeeded : in a few minutes afterwards the doors grated ...
... persons drawing back , as if alarmed at the presence of the soldiers : presently a general tumult was observed through the grated windows of the building , to which a dead silence succeeded : in a few minutes afterwards the doors grated ...
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... person except the eyes , marched before , holding crucifixes , attached to long staves , before the face of the criminal . Arrived under the gallows , whilst the rope was adjusted , the confessor repeated his last prayer , in which he ...
... person except the eyes , marched before , holding crucifixes , attached to long staves , before the face of the criminal . Arrived under the gallows , whilst the rope was adjusted , the confessor repeated his last prayer , in which he ...
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