Finden's Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron, Volume 1J. Murray, 1833 - Europe |
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... Venetian fortifications , which were considered to be already among the strongest in Europe . The little island of Vido , which is exactly in front of the town , was stripped of the peaceful olive - trees which had covered it for ages ...
... Venetian fortifications , which were considered to be already among the strongest in Europe . The little island of Vido , which is exactly in front of the town , was stripped of the peaceful olive - trees which had covered it for ages ...
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... Venetians , and which was not likely to be checked or diminished under French or Russian * " La vertu n'iroit pas si loin , si la vanité ne lui tenoit com- pagnie . " - Rochefoucault . protection , we must admit the propriety of having ...
... Venetians , and which was not likely to be checked or diminished under French or Russian * " La vertu n'iroit pas si loin , si la vanité ne lui tenoit com- pagnie . " - Rochefoucault . protection , we must admit the propriety of having ...
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... Venetian government , existed to such a height , that a Corfiot noble was always surrounded by a set of bravos , ready at his nod to commit any atrocity . The resumption , too , of the church property excited , of course , great clamour ...
... Venetian government , existed to such a height , that a Corfiot noble was always surrounded by a set of bravos , ready at his nod to commit any atrocity . The resumption , too , of the church property excited , of course , great clamour ...
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... Venetians ; and its final capture by the Turks is the subject of Lord Byron's " Siege of Corinth . " Mr. Dodwell , who describes its appearance in 1805 , says , " The present town of Corinth , though very thinly peopled , is of ...
... Venetians ; and its final capture by the Turks is the subject of Lord Byron's " Siege of Corinth . " Mr. Dodwell , who describes its appearance in 1805 , says , " The present town of Corinth , though very thinly peopled , is of ...
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... Venetian flag . In 1329 , the Venetians placed upon one of these columns a statue of St. Theodore , anciently the patron saint of Venice , who afterwards lost his election , in opposition to St. Mark ; when the senate , tired of their ...
... Venetian flag . In 1329 , the Venetians placed upon one of these columns a statue of St. Theodore , anciently the patron saint of Venice , who afterwards lost his election , in opposition to St. Mark ; when the senate , tired of their ...
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