A Ramble in Malta and Sicily, in the Autumn of 1841Smith, Elder, and Company, 1842 - 168 sider |
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Side 12
... colour , and so intensely vivid that our eyes were for a time quite dazzled by it . Several persons on board , who only saw the glare of the light , imagined that our vessel was on fire . The electricity produced by its passage through ...
... colour , and so intensely vivid that our eyes were for a time quite dazzled by it . Several persons on board , who only saw the glare of the light , imagined that our vessel was on fire . The electricity produced by its passage through ...
Side 14
... colours of the rainbow , and as they are exceed- ingly numerous , they present a very gay appearance , skimming in all directions over the waters of the Grand Harbour . The pleasure - boats ( caico ) have a canopy over them , which can ...
... colours of the rainbow , and as they are exceed- ingly numerous , they present a very gay appearance , skimming in all directions over the waters of the Grand Harbour . The pleasure - boats ( caico ) have a canopy over them , which can ...
Side 18
... coloured radiances , Of amber and of gold , Till one ineffable brightness Pervades the wondrous scene ; And , like an orbed glory Steeped in vermilion light , He rolls his chariot - wheels away Along a path of fire . " 126 , Strada ...
... coloured radiances , Of amber and of gold , Till one ineffable brightness Pervades the wondrous scene ; And , like an orbed glory Steeped in vermilion light , He rolls his chariot - wheels away Along a path of fire . " 126 , Strada ...
Side 19
... colour ; black , white , dappled , and fawn being the most common . Their milk is plentiful and very good , though from the scarcity of water its price has of late been raised . The streets of Valetta are full of them , and it is the ...
... colour ; black , white , dappled , and fawn being the most common . Their milk is plentiful and very good , though from the scarcity of water its price has of late been raised . The streets of Valetta are full of them , and it is the ...
Side 22
... coloured cockade . Hompesch , the last Grand Master , embarked , accompanied by twelve knights , on board a merchant vessel bound to Trieste , and in 1804 this unfortunate man died at Montpelier , in the sixty - second year of his age ...
... coloured cockade . Hompesch , the last Grand Master , embarked , accompanied by twelve knights , on board a merchant vessel bound to Trieste , and in 1804 this unfortunate man died at Montpelier , in the sixty - second year of his age ...
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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