The reader may not be displeased to take a glance at Nikosia, the chief town of Cyprus-of that famous island which calls up such stirring memories of the old chivalrous days when Richard I. and his Crusaders landed here, and the lion-hearted king became enamoured of Berengaria, the daughter of the cypriot prince.
"Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century"
W. H. Davenport Adams
Would you also like to eat figs before bedtime and enjoy a sip of cypriot wine?
"Andrea Delfin"
Paul Heyse
In spite of his comparative youth he added much to our knowledge of Assyria, and, moreover, to him belongs the credit of having recognized the true character of the cypriot alphabet.
"A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1"
Georges Perrot Charles Chipiez