Letters from the Mediterranean ; Containing a Civil and Political Account of Sicily, Tripoly, Tunis and Malta: With Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and Observations, Illustrative of the Present State of Those Countries, and Their Relative Situation with Respect to the British Empire, Volume 1Henry Colburn, 1813 |
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... beautiful specimen he has favored us with , and his fascinating style of writing , every thing might have been expected from such a refined scholar and good judge of human nature . To Mr. Macgill , who , in spite of criticism , is a man ...
... beautiful specimen he has favored us with , and his fascinating style of writing , every thing might have been expected from such a refined scholar and good judge of human nature . To Mr. Macgill , who , in spite of criticism , is a man ...
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... beautiful episode , in the ninth book of the Odys- sey , the Cyclops were its first inhabitants ; but the Sicilian historians , who are generally fond of the marvellous , insist that their remotest fore- fathers were no less than giants ...
... beautiful episode , in the ninth book of the Odys- sey , the Cyclops were its first inhabitants ; but the Sicilian historians , who are generally fond of the marvellous , insist that their remotest fore- fathers were no less than giants ...
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... beautiful country by which it is surrounded , and the pure air found there . Notwithstanding this island's being so subject to natural shocks , it does not appear that the sea has made the least encroachment on any part of it : and ...
... beautiful country by which it is surrounded , and the pure air found there . Notwithstanding this island's being so subject to natural shocks , it does not appear that the sea has made the least encroachment on any part of it : and ...
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... beautiful phenomenon of the Fata Morgana is also frequently seen on this lake . Amidst innumerable minor streams , there are only three worthy the appellation of rivers in this island ; the once celebrated Himera Settentrionale , now ...
... beautiful phenomenon of the Fata Morgana is also frequently seen on this lake . Amidst innumerable minor streams , there are only three worthy the appellation of rivers in this island ; the once celebrated Himera Settentrionale , now ...
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... beautiful you can imagine . In going through the country , you are often surprized , on examining a cottage or stable , to find the greatest part of it built of fine white marble , not unlike that of Paros . There are immense quantities ...
... beautiful you can imagine . In going through the country , you are often surprized , on examining a cottage or stable , to find the greatest part of it built of fine white marble , not unlike that of Paros . There are immense quantities ...
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