This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 edition. Excerpt: ...we began to approach the zygos or yoke which joins the lower to the upper range, we were obliged to dismount and proceed on foot. The objects to the right and left of us were not wanting in sublimity, and the solitude was increased now by the tinkling of the distant sheep bells, and now by the echos of the ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 edition. Excerpt: ...we began to approach the zygos or yoke which joins the lower to the upper range, we were obliged to dismount and proceed on foot. The objects to the right and left of us were not wanting in sublimity, and the solitude was increased now by the tinkling of the distant sheep bells, and now by the echos of the falling stones. The circumstance, however, which added to the interest of this remarkable pass, and which gave rise to sad and melancholy reflections, were the bones of the poor Turks, who, having escaped the fate of their comrades at Arachova, were overtaken by a snow storm, and buried beneath its masses. From the highest part of the pass--which presented us with an extensive view of Phocis and the southern portion of the Corinthian gulf--we descried the town of Arachova, and dismissed our guide, who assured us that we could not miss the road without going to the bottom of the chasm! The first feat to be performed was to slide over an inclined plane, the surface of which was strewn with small loose stones. Our horses were made to take the lead; and while they were moving with the elements beneath them, we followed in their wake, without any very clear or definite idea as to the terminus of our enterprise: but retreat being out of the question, we continued to fall and tumble till we launched, neither at Arachova nor at the bottom of the chasm, but somewhere between the two. To the left of us was a yawning abyss, and to the right were a host of appalling cliffs, growing and moving upward in a crowd. The scene was farther enhanced by a superb water-fall, which, like "Arethusa arose, From her couch of snow;--From cloud and from crag She leapt down the rocks, With her rainbow locks, Streaming among the streams. And gliding and springing, She...
Read Less
Add this copy of The Greece Of The Greeks; Volume 1 to cart. $20.57, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
Add this copy of The Greece Of The Greeks; Volume 1 to cart. $30.01, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
Add this copy of The Greece Of The Greeks; Volume 1 to cart. $32.92, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
Add this copy of The Greece Of The Greeks; Volume 1 to cart. $42.59, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.