An Historical Sketch of the Greek RevolutionWhite, Gallaher & White, 1828 - 452 páginas |
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... soon after the Apostolic days . Religion has ever since been to the na- tion like a band of iron , uniting particles which would have else fallen to pieces . It has been the principal means of preserving their language , since the ...
... soon after the Apostolic days . Religion has ever since been to the na- tion like a band of iron , uniting particles which would have else fallen to pieces . It has been the principal means of preserving their language , since the ...
Página xv
... soon Baldwin was placed on the throne of Constantine . The French , under the Marquis of Montferrat , pushed their conquests through Greece Proper , took Athens and Thebes , and penetrated into the Peloponessus . The Marquis bestowed ...
... soon Baldwin was placed on the throne of Constantine . The French , under the Marquis of Montferrat , pushed their conquests through Greece Proper , took Athens and Thebes , and penetrated into the Peloponessus . The Marquis bestowed ...
Página xvii
... soon again in the pow . er of the Franks . It was reserved for Mahomet II . to put the finishing stroke to the destruction of Roman and Grecian power ; he took Con . stantinople at the head of his Janizaries in 1453 , and in a few years ...
... soon again in the pow . er of the Franks . It was reserved for Mahomet II . to put the finishing stroke to the destruction of Roman and Grecian power ; he took Con . stantinople at the head of his Janizaries in 1453 , and in a few years ...
Página xix
... soon as the weight should be removed . A grinding oppression was weighing down the people , and suppressing all hope of an amelioration , from any exertion of industry . The Greek was literally the slave of the Turk ; he had no security ...
... soon as the weight should be removed . A grinding oppression was weighing down the people , and suppressing all hope of an amelioration , from any exertion of industry . The Greek was literally the slave of the Turk ; he had no security ...
Página xxiv
... soon seen ; its population increased in number , in civilization , in refinement ; the face of the coun- try was improved ; it was covered with flourishing vineyards , with groves of lemon , orange , citron , and mastic ; the peasant ...
... soon seen ; its population increased in number , in civilization , in refinement ; the face of the coun- try was improved ; it was covered with flourishing vineyards , with groves of lemon , orange , citron , and mastic ; the peasant ...
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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