Travels and Researches in Crete, Volume 1J. van Voorst, 1865 |
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Almyro amongst ancient city appear aqueduct Arkadia ascended Britomartis called Cape Christian coast coins connexion consequence Cretan Crete Cyclopean Dędalus descend district early east eastern elevation Elunta Eteo-Cretes existed feet formed fortress fragments Gnossus Gortyna Greek Gulf of Mirabella habitations Hellenic Hierapytna hill Ierapetra inhabitants interest island isthmus Kastelli Khersoneso Kritza labour Labyrinth Lasethe lepers limestone Lycastus Lyctus lying Lyttus Mahomedan miles Minoa Minos Minotaur Mirabella monastery Mount Ida MOUNT IUKTAS mountain Mylopotamo natives natural Netha Nikolo north-east Olontion Olus Palaio Kastron Pashley peak Pediada peninsula port Pręsus probably remains Rhaucus ridge road rock ruins seems Sfakian Sfakiots shore side Sidero siege SIEGE OF CANDIA Sitia Spina Longa sponge spot Stadiasmus steep stone Strabo strata summit temple terraces tion tomb town of Candia traveller Turkish Turks upland basin valley Venetians vestiges village walls whilst Zeus
Populaire passages
Pagina 385 - His dealings with me, untill ye Lord made it appear otherwise by ensueing mercye. Upon my arrivall in Algires I found pious Christians, which changed my former thoughts of God, which was that He dealt more hard with me than with other of His servants.
Pagina 224 - The diver whose turn it is takes his seat on the deck of the vessel, at either the bow or stern, and, placing by his side a large flat slab of marble weighing about...
Pagina 225 - ... ledges, stuffing the sponges into a netted-bag with a hooped mouth, which is strung round his neck to receive them ; but he holds firmly to the stone or rope all the while, as his safeguard for returning and for making the known signal at the time he desires it. Now let us notice the proceedings of his companions in the boat floating some twenty or thirty fathoms above him.
Pagina 226 - ... hands as low as he can, and, there grasping the rope, with a great bodily effort raises it up to nearly arm's length over his head; the second assistant is then prepared to make his grasp as low down as he can reach, and does the same, and so on the two alternately, and, by a fathom or more at a time and with great rapidity, bring the anxious diver to the surface. A heavy blow from his nostrils, to expel the water and exhausted air, indicates to his comrades that he is conscious and breathes....
Pagina 62 - Attica, a very fatal war was carried on against that country by Minos ; and Divine vengeance laid it waste : for it was visited by famine and pestilence ; and want of water increased their misery. The remedy that Apollo proposed was, that they should appease Minos and be reconciled to him, whereupon the wrath of Heaven would cease, and their calamities come to a period.
Pagina 62 - In consequence of this, they sent ambassadors with their submission, and, as most writers agree, engaged themselves by treaty to send every ninth year a tribute of seven young men and as many virgins. When these were brought into Crete...
Pagina 224 - ... his blood very highly by a repetition of deep inspirations. The operation lasts from five to ten minutes or more, according to the depth ; and during it the operator is never interfered with by his companions, and seldom speaks or is spoken to: he is simply watched by two of...
Pagina 225 - ... descent directly in front of the head, at arm's length, and so as to offer as little resistance as possible ; and by varying its inclination, it acts likewise as a rudder, causing the descent to be more or less vertical, as desired by the diver. As soon as he reaches the bottom, he places the stone under his arm to keep himself down, and then walks about upon the rock, or crawls under its...