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... situated not far from the Great harbour . The worship of this goddess , most probably existed here in the time of the Phoenicians , as may be inferred from a medal in the Public Library , by whom she was worshipped under the title of ...
... situated not far from the Great harbour . The worship of this goddess , most probably existed here in the time of the Phoenicians , as may be inferred from a medal in the Public Library , by whom she was worshipped under the title of ...
Page 27
... situated in Alsace , Rousillon and French Navarre , fell also a prey to repub- lican rapacity . Even in Spain , Sicily , Portu- gal and Naples , a similar system of spoliation had taken place . In this extremity , the Grand- master ...
... situated in Alsace , Rousillon and French Navarre , fell also a prey to repub- lican rapacity . Even in Spain , Sicily , Portu- gal and Naples , a similar system of spoliation had taken place . In this extremity , the Grand- master ...
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... situated on the east side of the is- land , in Long . 14 ° 30 ′ 25 ′′ E. Lat . 35 ° 53 ′ 4 ′′ N. It is built upon a promontory of land anciently called Shaab - er - Ras , the jutting out of the cape . Before the arrival of the Order ...
... situated on the east side of the is- land , in Long . 14 ° 30 ′ 25 ′′ E. Lat . 35 ° 53 ′ 4 ′′ N. It is built upon a promontory of land anciently called Shaab - er - Ras , the jutting out of the cape . Before the arrival of the Order ...
Page 128
... situated on the mole of the Great Harbour , under the walls of the town , are chiefly warehouses of two stories high . Those which extend as far up as the Custom - house were built by the Grandmaster Raymond Perellos in the year 1712 ...
... situated on the mole of the Great Harbour , under the walls of the town , are chiefly warehouses of two stories high . Those which extend as far up as the Custom - house were built by the Grandmaster Raymond Perellos in the year 1712 ...
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... situated on the most level part of the town , with a spa- cious square in the front , called Piazza St. Gior- gio . The ensemble of the exterior presents nothing striking , the whole forming a pile of unadorned architecture , about ...
... situated on the most level part of the town , with a spa- cious square in the front , called Piazza St. Gior- gio . The ensemble of the exterior presents nothing striking , the whole forming a pile of unadorned architecture , about ...
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ancient appearance Arabic Auberge Auberge de Castile Borgo British building built called Casal Cavalier cave chapel chief church Città Notabile coast command consists contains continued Council Court defended Dragut Elmo endeavouring English enjoy entrance erected exists feast feet Floriana flowers former Fort Manoel Fort St fortifications French garrison gates Government Governor Gozo Grand Grandmaster Greeks harbour inhabitants inscription Inzel island of Malta Italian Knights of Malta labour land language late latter laws Maltese Maltese language Manoel maritime Mellieha ment mentioned miles months natives natural nerally Nicolas Cotoner occupied officers onnella Order Palace Paul persons Phoenicians Pinto plants port Port des Bombes possession principal Quarantine reign remains remarkable render residence rock round Senglea Sicily side situated soon species stone Strada streets supplied Tigné tion town Turkish Turks Valetta vessels Vilhena village walls whole wind
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Page 274 - And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
Page 277 - And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
Page 277 - And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
Page 276 - And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. 42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Page 203 - As you are now so once was I; As I am now, so you must be Prepare for death and follow me.
Page 277 - And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux ; to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
Page 274 - Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship ; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
Page 274 - And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
Page 276 - But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: 44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
Page 275 - And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.