Corsica in Its Picturesque, Social, and Historical Aspects: The Record of a Tour in the Summer of 1852, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855 - 493 páginas |
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... Native Place of the Paoli X. - Clement Paoli XI . - The Old Hermit XII . - The Battle - field of Ponte Nuovo 151 155 158 162 167 • 172 180 182 186 · 191 198 200 204 212 • 216 224 228 236 243 245 • 248 BOOK IV . CHAP . I. Through the Land ...
... Native Place of the Paoli X. - Clement Paoli XI . - The Old Hermit XII . - The Battle - field of Ponte Nuovo 151 155 158 162 167 • 172 180 182 186 · 191 198 200 204 212 • 216 224 228 236 243 245 • 248 BOOK IV . CHAP . I. Through the Land ...
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... battle of extermination of which Livy tells . The nation submitted , gave hostages and a tribute of 100,000 pounds of wax . Seven years later was a fresh rising , and again sanguinary contests ; 7000 Corsicans fell on the field , and ...
... battle of extermination of which Livy tells . The nation submitted , gave hostages and a tribute of 100,000 pounds of wax . Seven years later was a fresh rising , and again sanguinary contests ; 7000 Corsicans fell on the field , and ...
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... battle for life and the freedom of their native soil . In the year 713 , appeared the first swarms of Saracens in Corsica . For when Spain had become Moorish , the Moham- medans spread their rapine and plunder over all the islands of ...
... battle for life and the freedom of their native soil . In the year 713 , appeared the first swarms of Saracens in Corsica . For when Spain had become Moorish , the Moham- medans spread their rapine and plunder over all the islands of ...
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... battle against the Moors - gradually formed themselves into hereditary potentates . The Corsican chronicler derives all these Signori from that Roman Hugo Colonna and his adherents . He calls him Count of Corsica , and makes the most ...
... battle against the Moors - gradually formed themselves into hereditary potentates . The Corsican chronicler derives all these Signori from that Roman Hugo Colonna and his adherents . He calls him Count of Corsica , and makes the most ...
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... battles . However little this may concern history , it yet cha- racterises the times , the ways of the country , or its inhabitants . Giudice had six daughters married to the six leading men of the country ; and his bitter enemy ...
... battles . However little this may concern history , it yet cha- racterises the times , the ways of the country , or its inhabitants . Giudice had six daughters married to the six leading men of the country ; and his bitter enemy ...
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Ajaccio Aleria Alfonso Algajola ancient Antonio appeared arms avenge Balagna bandit banditti Bastia battle beautiful Biguglia blood Bonaparte Bonifazio Borgo brave brother called Calvi Cape Corso Capraja CHAPTER church coast Corsican nation Corte Count crown dead death Dezio Doria emperor enemy exile eyes father fell Filippini Fiorenzo France freedom French friends Gaffori gave Genoa Genoese Giafferi granite Greeks gulf hand head heart heroic honour inhabitants island Italian king land letter live Mariana Monte Rotondo Morosaglia mountains Murat murder Napoleon nature Nebbio never night noble Pasquale Paoli Phrygian cap Ponte Nuovo poor possession Renuccio republic revenge rock Roman round Sampiero San Fiorenzo Sardinia Sartene Seneca sent ships Signori soul stands stone stood sword thee Theodore thou tion took tower town Tuscany valley vendetta Vescovato village Wachtendonk wife wild women young
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Página 285 - Your glory, O Israel, lies slain upon your high places! How the mighty have fallen! Tell it not in Gath, proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon; or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, the daughters of the uncircumcised will exult.
Página 97 - Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita, Mi ritrovai per una selva oscura Che la diritta via era smarrita.
Página 285 - From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided ; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
Página 286 - Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
Página 248 - RA già l' ora che volge il disio Ai naviganti, e intenerisce il core Lo di c' han detto ai dolci amici addio ; E che lo nuovo peregrin d' amore Punge, se ode squilla di lontano, Che paia il giorno pianger che si more : 7 Quand' io incominciai a render vano L' udire, ed a mirare una dell' alme Surta, che l
Página 243 - My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust ; who subdueth my people under me.
Página 179 - Ille citato vincere cursu poterat celeres, ille rebelles fundere Parthos levibusque sequi Persida telis, certaque manu tendere nervum, qui praecipites vulnere parvo figeret hostes, pictaque Medi terga fugacis. Ille Britannos ultra noti litora ponti et caeruleos scuta Brigantas dare Romijleis colla catenis iussit et ipsum nova Romanae iura securis tremere Oceanum.
Página 285 - With both his hands he rent The black mould from the forced earth, and pour'd it on his head, Smear'd all his lovely face; his weeds, divinely fashioned, All...
Página 286 - Her careful mothers of their babes, being gone, how can she last? Soon will the swoln fleet fill her womb with all their servitude, Myself with them, and thou with me (dear son) in labours rude Shalt be employ'd, sternly...
Página 165 - Palladio munere bruma caret, imbriferum nullo ver est laetabile fetu nullaque in infausto nascitur herba solo. non panis, non haustus aquae, non ultimus ignis; hic sola haec duo sunt: exul et exilium.