Travels in Sicily, Greece & AlbaniaJ. Mawman, 1820 |
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Page 41
... passed , her face was un- covered and exposed to the public gaze , which is the greatest indignity that can be offered to a Turkish female . She was then conducted , amidst the groans and curses of the Mahometans , to a plain at a short ...
... passed , her face was un- covered and exposed to the public gaze , which is the greatest indignity that can be offered to a Turkish female . She was then conducted , amidst the groans and curses of the Mahometans , to a plain at a short ...
Page 47
... Passing by a decent church we came into a pretty square , where we observed several stone seats , in which the old men of the village sit basking in the evening sun , after their daily labours , and witness the sports and enjoyments of ...
... Passing by a decent church we came into a pretty square , where we observed several stone seats , in which the old men of the village sit basking in the evening sun , after their daily labours , and witness the sports and enjoyments of ...
Page 59
... overhang the lake : as we glided gently over the surface , and had just passed a high projecting angle , we heard a sudden plunge , as if some heavy body had fallen into 60 REVIEW OF ALBANIAN TROOPS . the water . I I 2.
... overhang the lake : as we glided gently over the surface , and had just passed a high projecting angle , we heard a sudden plunge , as if some heavy body had fallen into 60 REVIEW OF ALBANIAN TROOPS . the water . I I 2.
Page 60
... passing through the narrow intricate lanes in this part of the city , we observed the patrole carrying off a man to prison who had wounded another in a quarrel . My guide assured me that these occurrences are very rare in Ioannina ...
... passing through the narrow intricate lanes in this part of the city , we observed the patrole carrying off a man to prison who had wounded another in a quarrel . My guide assured me that these occurrences are very rare in Ioannina ...
Page 77
... passed the Pyrenees and entered France . This departure of the English envoy , the great accumulation of troops in the capital , the employment of a large body of Miriditi , together with several obscure hints from Mr. Pouqueville , all ...
... passed the Pyrenees and entered France . This departure of the English envoy , the great accumulation of troops in the capital , the employment of a large body of Miriditi , together with several obscure hints from Mr. Pouqueville , all ...
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