A Journey Through Albania and Other Provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople, During the Years 1809 and 1810, Volume 2M. Carey, 1817 |
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Page 95 - In a few minutes, on both sides of the road as far as the eye could see, was vast expanse of sand and water, water and sand.
Page 369 - ... and the canopy and supporters encrusted with jewels. It is in an awkward position, being in one corner of the room, and close to a fire-place. " Sultan Mahmoud was placed in the middle of the throne, with his feet upon the ground, which, notwithstanding the common form of squatting upon the hams, seems the seat of ceremony. He was dressed in a robe of yellow satin, with a broad border of the darkest sable : his dagger, and an ornament on his breast, were covered with diamonds : the front of his...
Page 347 - My general impression was, that the skill of the one hundred architects, and the labour of the ten thousand workmen, the wealth of an empire, and the ingenuity of presiding angels, had raised a stupendous monument of the heavy mediocrity which distinguished the productions of the sixth century from the perfect specimens of a happier age.
Page 341 - Constantinople have more the .appearance of a row of booths in a fair, than a street of shops. Yet, the arrangement and exposure of their various and gaudy articles would astonish a person acquainted even with the splendour of London : one alley glitters on each side of you for...
Page 247 - The political and permanent effects of the spirit of chivalry have been less observed. Perhaps, the humanity which accompanies all the operations of war, the refinements of gallantry, and the point of...
Page 340 - Yemen, insurrections, their iron gates are closed, and they afford complete security to the persons as well as the goods of the merchants.
Page 300 - Turks, whose naked character, where it can bo discovered through the incrustations of a defective system, displays a disposition which belongs only to those whom nature has formed of better clay, and cast in her happiest mould.
Page 46 - A dog is dead.' The Archons, who enjoy the confidence of the Turks, are infected with the same spirit, and in proportion as they are more powerful, feel a stronger desire of revenge. Signor Londo, of Vostizza, the son of the person who, under Veli Pasha, may be said to govern the Morea, on hearing the name of Riga, when he was playing with me a party of chess, jumped suddenly from the sofa, threw over the board, and, clasping his hands, repeated the name of the patriot with a thousand passionate...
Page 205 - I viewed these celebrated fields and rivers, I admired the exact geography of Homer, whom I had in my hand. Almost every epithet he gives to a mountain or plain is still just for it; and I spent several hours here in as agreeable cogitations as ever Don Quixote had on mount Montesinos.
Page 326 - Among the frequenters of these coffee-houses may be seen some of those teriakis, or opium-eaters, who are always noticed among the curiosities of the Turkish capital. Pale, emaciated, and ricketty, sunk into a profound stupor, or agitated by the grimaces of delirium, their persons are, after the first view, easily to be recognised, and make, indeed, an impression too deep to be erased. Their chief resort is a row of coffeehouses in a shady court, near the mosque of Sultan Solyman. The increasing...