The traveller in the East; a guide1839 |
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The Traveller in the East: A Guide - Primary Source Edition Godfrey Levinge Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2013 |
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Pagina 51 - The Arnaouts, or Albanese, struck me forcibly by their resemblance to the Highlanders of Scotland, in dress, figure, and manner of living. Their very mountains seemed Caledonian, with a kinder climate. The kilt, though white; the spare, active form; their dialect, Celtic In its sound, and their hardy habits, all carried me back to Morven.
Pagina 93 - Greek church of St. Andrew. This church is held in great veneration by the Greeks, as it is supposed to contain the bones of the apostle, and also a stone which tradition connects with his martyrdom. On the anniversary of his festival, all the Greeks of Patras and the neighbourhood flock to this shrine to pray, and tapers are every night lighted in a shed near which the body "is thought to be buried.
Pagina 235 - The epithet of golden was expressive of the riches which every wind wafted from the most distant countries into the secure and capacious port of Constantinople.
Pagina 131 - Kali, as it was called by the Turks) is built on a peninsular rock, rising above the town, at the foot of the Palamede. The summit is encompassed by walls, whose foundations are the only traces of antiquity in the immediate vicinity. Numerous batteries protect it on all sides. The Venetians attempted to make it an island, by cutting through the rock, and letting the sea flow round it, in which they partially succeeded. The fortifications of the town are all Venetian, and consist of an extensive wall,...
Pagina 96 - ... vessels larger than fishing boats, nearer than four or five miles. Its fortifications consisted of nothing more than a low wall without bastions, and surrounded by a ditch seven feet wide, by four in depth, and filled up with rubbish in many places. The parapet which did not rise more than three feet above the counterscarp, was formed of loose stones, very much out of repair, and broken down in a number of places. Although the defence of this extensive line, would require above three thousand...
Pagina 75 - ... windows during those months ; never to drink cold water when heated, nor to be exposed to the burning sun in the middle of the day ; not to indulge in eating or drinking too freely ; raw vegetables, such as cucumbers, salads, and fruit must be carefully avoided.
Pagina 235 - The harbour of Constantinople, which may be considered as an arm of the Bosphorus, obtained, in a very remote period, the denomination of the Golden Horn. The curve which it describes might be compared to the horn of a stag, or, as it should seem, with more propriety, to that of an ox.
Pagina 309 - Latini, under a Baldwin, obtained possession of it, and under a Baldwin they were again driven out of it. The city was rebuilt, and made the seat of the •Greek empire, by a Constantine, the son of Helena, and in the patriarchate of a Gregory ; it was taken, and the empire of the Greeks destroyed, under a Constantine, the...
Pagina 72 - In towns where no inns have yet been established, a room or two can be hired in a private house, and sometimes a whole house may be engaged, for a night's lodging, or for as long a time as may be required. The proprietor supplies nothing but bare walls and a roof, not always water-proof: the traveller must therefore bring his own bed, provisions, etc.
Pagina 19 - ... the planet Jupiter shining in all his glory, with his satellites around him. On the following morning I first set my foot in Corfu. It was indeed a lovely morning, and everything appeared fresh and gay to those who had been shut up so long at sea. The approach to Corfu is beautiful in the extreme ; the opposite coast of Albania, the fortifications of the island of Vido, the citadel of Corfu — built on two precipitous rocks, running out into the sea — the palace of the Lord High Commissioner,...