A Ramble in Malta and Sicily, in the Autumn of 1841Smith, Elder, and Company, 1842 - 168 sider |
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... Roads , where we cast anchor along with a little fleet of forty or fifty vessels , all weather - bound like ourselves . Aug. 22. - We rode at anchor all night , and this morning I went on shore at Port- land Island with some of the ...
... Roads , where we cast anchor along with a little fleet of forty or fifty vessels , all weather - bound like ourselves . Aug. 22. - We rode at anchor all night , and this morning I went on shore at Port- land Island with some of the ...
Side 33
... road . The heat was excessive , not a breath of wind fanned the atmosphere ; at the bottom of the hill lay the Quarantine Harbour , and just as I was longing to plunge into its transparent waters , I observed the sign over the door of ...
... road . The heat was excessive , not a breath of wind fanned the atmosphere ; at the bottom of the hill lay the Quarantine Harbour , and just as I was longing to plunge into its transparent waters , I observed the sign over the door of ...
Side 37
... roads to the depth of many inches . Many of the English on their arrival in Malta become ill if they expose ... road by the margin of the Grand Harbour , we arrived at a salt water inlet , enclosed for the purpose of rear- ing ...
... roads to the depth of many inches . Many of the English on their arrival in Malta become ill if they expose ... road by the margin of the Grand Harbour , we arrived at a salt water inlet , enclosed for the purpose of rear- ing ...
Side 40
... road lay over a rocky path , which was in some places very abrupt , and more fitted for mules than for the slight and graceful barbs which bore us . When we reached the summit of the hill we had been ascending , I was agreeably ...
... road lay over a rocky path , which was in some places very abrupt , and more fitted for mules than for the slight and graceful barbs which bore us . When we reached the summit of the hill we had been ascending , I was agreeably ...
Side 47
... road was bad , yet I enjoyed this novel mode of travelling very much ; it was perfectly eastern , and strongly reminded me of the manner in which the orientals recline at a feast . A beautiful moonlight ride over the plains of Naciar ...
... road was bad , yet I enjoyed this novel mode of travelling very much ; it was perfectly eastern , and strongly reminded me of the manner in which the orientals recline at a feast . A beautiful moonlight ride over the plains of Naciar ...
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afterwards albergo Alosco amongst Anapus ancient antiquities appearance Arethusa arrived ascent beautiful beneath blue boat breeze Calabria calise called captain Catania chapel church Civita Vecchia clouds coast colour consists cottage crater dark deck distance Ear of Dionysius English Etna feet fish Floriana flowers foot French garden George French Angas Giarra Gozo Grand Harbour Grand Master grapes hill hour inhabitants island latomie lava light maccaroni Malta Maltese marble Mellieha Messina miles Mongibello morning Mount Etna mountain mules native nearly Nicolosi night o'clock painted passed path picturesque pleasant Polité present priest reached remains Riposto road rock ruins sail shore Sicilian Sicily side sight Siragusa situated sleep soon speronaro spot steep stone stood Strada streets summit Syracuse Taormina theatre trees Valetta various vessel village walls waves whilst whole wind