A Handbook for Travellers in Southern Italy: Being a Guide for the Provinces Formerly Constituting the Continental Portion of the Kingdom of the Two SiciliesJ. Murray, 1862 - 431 Seiten |
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Acqua altar Amalfi ancient Apulia Aragon arches ascends Bari bas-relief beautiful bronze building built bust Calabria called Capo Capua carlini Caserta castle celebrated cent centre centy chapel Charles Chiaia coast columns contains covered crater crosses Duke earthquake entrance erected eruption excavated Ferdinand frescoes Gaeta gate Giovanni Gothic Greek Herculaneum hill horses Inhab inscription Ischia island Italy King lake Largo lava leads Lecce marble Maria ment Messrs Misenum monastery Monte Monte Nuovo mosaic mountain Naples Neapolitan Nola numerous occupied ornaments Pæstum paintings palace Palazzo passing picturesque Pietro plain Pompeii Porta portico Posilipo Pozzuoli Prince principal Punta remains road Robert Guiscard Roman Rome ruins Salerno shore Sicily side situated Sorrento statue Strada street supposed tains Taranto Temple Terracina theatre tion tomb Torre Torre del Greco town traveller tufa valley vases Velletri Vesuvius Villa Virgin walls
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Seite 183 - Nothing there was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men : some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing to die from the very fear of dying ; some lifting their hands to the gods; but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come which was to destroy the gods and the world...
Seite 182 - ... which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches; occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards ; or the cloud itself being pressed back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders.
Seite 183 - The chariots -which we had ordered to !>e drawn out were so agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth...
Seite 183 - ... upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and several sea animals were left upon it.
Seite 5 - Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days : and so we went toward Rome. 15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appiiforum, and The Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
Seite 183 - As for herself, she said, her age and corpulency rendered all attempts of that sort impossible. However, she would willingly meet death if she could have the satisfaction of seeing that she was not the occasion of mine.
Seite 387 - The royal sepulchre, adorned with the splendid spoils and trophies of Rome, was constructed in the vacant bed ; the waters were then restored to their natural channel ; and the secret spot, where the remains of Alaric had been deposited, was...
Seite 12 - Holland, and also by English Travellers for the comfort and first-rate accommodation It affords, as well as for the invariable civility shown to visitors. Cold and warm baths may be had at any hour— Carriages for hire. Omnibuses at the Station. Table d'HOte at half-past four, or dinner & la carte.
Seite 399 - And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli...
Seite 182 - Vesuvius.* I cannot give a more exact description of its figure, than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches...