 | English literature - 1816 - 1052 pages
...observes — -" On our w»T from Malta we touched at the island of Milo, where the inhabitants Ьате | lately discovered a theatre of white marble, which...preservation. — The seats at present opened are se- | ven in number, beautifully worked out of large masses of the finest marble, forming the segment... | |
 | John Purdy - 1826 - 402 pages
...friend, said, " On our way from Malta, we touched at the island of Milo, where the inhabitants ha»e lately discovered a theatre of white marble, which...in number, beautifully worked out of large masses of the finest marble, and forming the segment of a circle, whose diameter, if complete, would be 1... | |
 | Henry Salt - Middle East - 1834 - 534 pages
...instead of picturesque ruins, a regular and ugly mass of modern fortifications, very neatly chunanfd, it is true, but too weak, and far too extensive, to...in number, beautifully worked out of large masses of the finest marble, and forming the segment of a circle, the diameter of which, if complete, would... | |
 | John Madox - 1834 - 518 pages
...following extract of a letter from that intelligent traveller, Mr. SALT, to a friend in England. " ' I have omitted to mention that on our way from Malta,...in number, beautifully worked out of large masses of the finest marble, and forming the segment of a circle, whose diameter, if complete, would be 116... | |
 | John Madox - Middle East - 1834 - 498 pages
...following extract of a letter from that intelligent traveller, Mr. SALT, to a friend in England. " ' I have omitted to mention that on our way from Malta,...in number, beautifully worked out of large masses of the finest marble, and forming the segment of a circle, whose diameter, if complete, would be 116... | |
 | John James Halls - Egypt - 1834 - 538 pages
...everything may "be very easily and very satisfactorily arranged. I have omitted to mention, that on OHr way from Malta we touched at the island of Milo, where...in number, beautifully worked out of large masses of the finest marble, and forming the segment of a circle, the diameter of which, if complete, would... | |
 | United States - 1817 - 454 pages
...have lately discovered a theatre if wlii;e marble, which appears, from the little that has been yet exposed to view, to be in very perfect preservation....in number, beautifully worked out of larg-e masses of the finest marble, forming a segment of » circle, whose diameter, it completed, would be 116 feet.... | |
 | h. niles - 1817 - 454 pages
...lately discovered a theatre of white marble, which appears, from the Kttle that has been yet exposed t'> view, to be in very perfect preservation. The seats at present opened are seven \n number, beautifully worked out of. large masses of the finest marble, forming a segment of a circle,... | |
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I have omitted to mention that on our way from Malta, we touched at the island of Milo, where the inhabitants have lately discovered a theatre of white marble, which appears, from the little that has yet been exposed to view, to be in very perfect preservation.... 