Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1J. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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... soon found that affairs were in no train to gratify the curiosity of amateurs ; we therefore seized a very early opportunity of re - embarking on board the Pilot brig of war , in which after various adventures , we beheld the classic ...
... soon found that affairs were in no train to gratify the curiosity of amateurs ; we therefore seized a very early opportunity of re - embarking on board the Pilot brig of war , in which after various adventures , we beheld the classic ...
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... soon as the president had proposed the subject for debate , and restored some degree of order from the confusion of tongues that followed , a system of crimination and recrimination was invariably commenced by several speakers ...
... soon as the president had proposed the subject for debate , and restored some degree of order from the confusion of tongues that followed , a system of crimination and recrimination was invariably commenced by several speakers ...
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... are attributable ; for as soon as one sex disregards virtue , the other will rarely be at any pains to keep it : much mischief also is deducible from the faulty education of their MANNERS OF THE SICILIAN CAPITAL . 9 girls within the.
... are attributable ; for as soon as one sex disregards virtue , the other will rarely be at any pains to keep it : much mischief also is deducible from the faulty education of their MANNERS OF THE SICILIAN CAPITAL . 9 girls within the.
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... soon became a great emporium for the mutual barter of commodities between Africa and Sicily ; and that its ingenious artisans , being highly superior to the semi - barbarians with whom they traded , enjoyed the great commercial ...
... soon became a great emporium for the mutual barter of commodities between Africa and Sicily ; and that its ingenious artisans , being highly superior to the semi - barbarians with whom they traded , enjoyed the great commercial ...
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... soon to lay his discoveries before a public already taught to appreciate his uncommon talents . + The words of Fazzello are as follow : " Pars tamen ejus , tribus gigantibus columnisque suffulta diu post superstitit : quam Agrigentina ...
... soon to lay his discoveries before a public already taught to appreciate his uncommon talents . + The words of Fazzello are as follow : " Pars tamen ejus , tribus gigantibus columnisque suffulta diu post superstitit : quam Agrigentina ...
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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