A Short Visit to the Ionian Islands, Athens, and the MoreaJ. Murray, 1837 - 399 pàgines |
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Pàgina 65
... a mountain in Argolis , and a town in Sicily , called Euboea ; but , even if known by that name in the Homeric age , they are both almost as distant from Corfu as the island Euboea . curacy of Homer - we return to the One Gun.
... a mountain in Argolis , and a town in Sicily , called Euboea ; but , even if known by that name in the Homeric age , they are both almost as distant from Corfu as the island Euboea . curacy of Homer - we return to the One Gun.
Pàgina 72
... ages had replaced the ancient works , and the edi- fice was now half convent - half barrack , occupied by a few monks and the conva- lescent invalids of the garrison , sent here to recover their strength . So much has already been said ...
... ages had replaced the ancient works , and the edi- fice was now half convent - half barrack , occupied by a few monks and the conva- lescent invalids of the garrison , sent here to recover their strength . So much has already been said ...
Pàgina 89
... ages to see in every ruin the re- mains of places of defence , the only kind - of works to which they could attach any idea of utility . At present , however , Castri presents no traces of any fortifications , and except in its massive ...
... ages to see in every ruin the re- mains of places of defence , the only kind - of works to which they could attach any idea of utility . At present , however , Castri presents no traces of any fortifications , and except in its massive ...
Pàgina 96
... ages may astonished see . ” Cooke , 733 . Certainly we were astonished to find this most ancient of fables alive in the tradi- tions of modern Castri . Having thus imperfectly visited these interesting scenes , and inscribed our names ...
... ages may astonished see . ” Cooke , 733 . Certainly we were astonished to find this most ancient of fables alive in the tradi- tions of modern Castri . Having thus imperfectly visited these interesting scenes , and inscribed our names ...
Pàgina 128
... ages , a high tower , of which I shall say more presently . Nearly in front of the north wing there stands a lofty pedestal of white marble , evi- dently designed for a statue . This , from the inscription , must have been that of ...
... ages , a high tower , of which I shall say more presently . Nearly in front of the north wing there stands a lofty pedestal of white marble , evi- dently designed for a statue . This , from the inscription , must have been that of ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
A Short Visit to the Ionian Islands, Athens, and the Morea Edward Giffard Visualització completa - 1837 |
A Short Visit to the Ionian Islands, Athens, and the Morea Edward Giffard Visualització completa - 1838 |
A Short Visit to the Ionian Islands, Athens, and the Morea Edward Giffard Visualització completa - 1837 |
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Pàgina 259 - Vixere fortes ante Agamemnona Multi, sed omnes illacrymabiles Urgentur, ignotique longa Nocte, carent quia vate sacro.