Travels in Sicily, Greece and AlbaniaJ. Mawman, 1820 - 532 pages |
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... triangular sails , crossing each other to catch the gale , seemed like the extended pinions of aquatic birds ; whilst the deep radiance of the setting sun gilded the CITY AND NOBLESSE . fantastic summits of that grand semicircle B 2.
... triangular sails , crossing each other to catch the gale , seemed like the extended pinions of aquatic birds ; whilst the deep radiance of the setting sun gilded the CITY AND NOBLESSE . fantastic summits of that grand semicircle B 2.
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... whilst the hereditary prince , glad to purchase present power at the expence of future privilege , consented to adopt * Several conspiracies were detected at Messina , in which she was clearly implicated , for delivering up the citadel ...
... whilst the hereditary prince , glad to purchase present power at the expence of future privilege , consented to adopt * Several conspiracies were detected at Messina , in which she was clearly implicated , for delivering up the citadel ...
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... whilst the popular deliberative assembly seems better suited to a northern atmosphere , where no violent ebullitions of passion destroy the dignity of debate , or excite measures of impulse rather than of reflection . In the moral as ...
... whilst the popular deliberative assembly seems better suited to a northern atmosphere , where no violent ebullitions of passion destroy the dignity of debate , or excite measures of impulse rather than of reflection . In the moral as ...
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... their own avengers : commerce has been fettered by the most grievous ties ; the pressure of taxation has fallen upon the necessaries , not the luxuries of life , whilst DEPARTURE FROM PALERMO . 13 the revenue thence arising has.
... their own avengers : commerce has been fettered by the most grievous ties ; the pressure of taxation has fallen upon the necessaries , not the luxuries of life , whilst DEPARTURE FROM PALERMO . 13 the revenue thence arising has.
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... whilst numerous little eminences scattered about within , seemed as if designed for the ad- vantageous display of noble edifices * . Imagination can scarcely conceive a more glorious prospect than that which the southern cliff of this ...
... whilst numerous little eminences scattered about within , seemed as if designed for the ad- vantageous display of noble edifices * . Imagination can scarcely conceive a more glorious prospect than that which the southern cliff of this ...
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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