Finden's Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron, Volume 1J. Murray, 1833 - Europe |
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... letter to Mr. Hodgson , dated Gibraltar , August 6th , 1809 , Lord Byron says , " I have just arrived at this place , after a journey through Portugal and a part of Spain of nearly five hundred miles . We left Lisbon , and travelled on ...
... letter to Mr. Hodgson , dated Gibraltar , August 6th , 1809 , Lord Byron says , " I have just arrived at this place , after a journey through Portugal and a part of Spain of nearly five hundred miles . We left Lisbon , and travelled on ...
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... letter written in 1823 : - " Miss Cha- worth married a man of an ancient and respectable family , but her marriage was not a happier one than my own . Her conduct , however , was irreproachable ; but there was not sympathy between their ...
... letter written in 1823 : - " Miss Cha- worth married a man of an ancient and respectable family , but her marriage was not a happier one than my own . Her conduct , however , was irreproachable ; but there was not sympathy between their ...
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... Letters , " says , " I know not how to describe to you the strange beauties of Cintra . It is perhaps more beautiful than sublime - more grotesque than beautiful ; yet I never beheld scenery more calculated to fill the mind with ...
... Letters , " says , " I know not how to describe to you the strange beauties of Cintra . It is perhaps more beautiful than sublime - more grotesque than beautiful ; yet I never beheld scenery more calculated to fill the mind with ...
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... letter to his mother , " is the palace of Mafra , the boast of Portugal , as it might be of any country , in point of magnificence , without elegance . There is a convent annexed : the monks , who possess large revenues , are courteous ...
... letter to his mother , " is the palace of Mafra , the boast of Portugal , as it might be of any country , in point of magnificence , without elegance . There is a convent annexed : the monks , who possess large revenues , are courteous ...
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... Letter dated Gibraltar , Aug. 1809 . At that time the Court existed only at Cagliari , the capital of the island of Sardinia — the sole territory to which the dominion of the King of Sardinia was then reduced . Napoleon had driven him ...
... Letter dated Gibraltar , Aug. 1809 . At that time the Court existed only at Cagliari , the capital of the island of Sardinia — the sole territory to which the dominion of the King of Sardinia was then reduced . Napoleon had driven him ...
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Acropolis Ali Pacha altars ancient appearance Athens Ballater beautiful Cadiz Cagliari canto Cape Colonna castle celebrated Chamouni Childe Harold Chillon church Cintra columns Constantinople convent Corfu Corinth deep distance Dodwell dome Drawn English Etna feet gentle Gibraltar glory grandeur Greece Greek hill Hobhouse inhabitants interest Ioannina island Ithaca J. D. Harding J. M. W. Turner Jupiter Olympius Lachin Lachin y Gair lady lake land letter to Moore Lisbon lofty Lord Byron Mafra magnificent Malta marble Marguerita Cogni mountain o'er Pacha palace Parthenon passed Patrass possession Prevesa promontory Propylæa remains rich river rock Roman ruins Santa Maura Saragoza says Lord Byron scene scenery seen shew shore side Simplon situation Sketch Sophia Spoleto spot Stanfield stone streets summit Sunium Tagus temple thee thou tion tomb town travellers Turkish Turks Venetian Venice Verona village walls