An Historical Sketch of the Greek RevolutionWhite, Gallaher & White, 1828 - 452 páginas |
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... Islands . But this little spot of earth has attracted more attention than any other country , for the last thirty centuries : the inhabitants of that beautiful land have been regarded by the rest of mankind , with alternate feelings of ...
... Islands . But this little spot of earth has attracted more attention than any other country , for the last thirty centuries : the inhabitants of that beautiful land have been regarded by the rest of mankind , with alternate feelings of ...
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... island of Naxos . Of this Temple there is now only to be seen a gateway , eighteen feet high , and ten broad ; formed by two erect slabs of marble , with a third laid across the top . It would seem the simplest thing in the world , to ...
... island of Naxos . Of this Temple there is now only to be seen a gateway , eighteen feet high , and ten broad ; formed by two erect slabs of marble , with a third laid across the top . It would seem the simplest thing in the world , to ...
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... islands ; he meets with Greeks in Constantinople , Smyrna , & c .; he has for his servant , a Franko - Greek , who has learned the vices of Europe with the languages , and who steals from him on all occasions ; he trades with the Greek ...
... islands ; he meets with Greeks in Constantinople , Smyrna , & c .; he has for his servant , a Franko - Greek , who has learned the vices of Europe with the languages , and who steals from him on all occasions ; he trades with the Greek ...
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... island of Scio . This beautiful island ( the ancient Chius , the birth - place of Homer ) situated under the delicious climate of the East , blest with a fertile soil , teeming with the richest productions of na- ture , which are ...
... island of Scio . This beautiful island ( the ancient Chius , the birth - place of Homer ) situated under the delicious climate of the East , blest with a fertile soil , teeming with the richest productions of na- ture , which are ...
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... island : where the appear . ance of large and splendid houses , richly furnished , gave evi- dence of increasing wealth and refinement . The inhabitants acquired in some measure the manners and customs of European society ; a large ...
... island : where the appear . ance of large and splendid houses , richly furnished , gave evi- dence of increasing wealth and refinement . The inhabitants acquired in some measure the manners and customs of European society ; a large ...
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Acropolis Admiral Albanians Argos arms army arrived Athens attack attempt batteries began blockade boats body Boeotia Botzaris brave brigs brulots Candia cannon Capitan Pashaw Captain cavalry Chiefs citadel Cochrane Colocotroni command commenced Constantinople Corinth corvette defend Deputies enemy European exertions expedition Favier fire fire-ships force fortress frigate garrison Government Greece Greek fleet gulf gulf of Corinth hope hundred Hydra Hydriote Ibrahim Pashaw immediately inhabitants insurrection Ionian Islands Ipselanti island Karraiskakis Kiutahi land Lord Byron Marco Botzaris Mavrocordato Mavromichalis Mehemet Mehemet Ali ment Miaulis military Missilonghi Modon Morea mountains Napoli nation Navarino Niketas obliged Oropos party Pashaw passed Patrass peasantry Peloponessus Philhellenes plain port position possession prepared province provisions resistance retired revolt sailed sailors Scio sent ship shot siege situation soldiers soon Suliotes Sultan Thessaly thing thousand tion town Tripolitza troops Turkish fleet Turks vessels walls whole καὶ τὴν τὸ