The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-08
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n gr,sfius aud me hIa u Aiiiea, as We wei II
e anrlof from Cane tals'.n'. ant siee 81 81
ss,e par#sw .t44t het~eeu 4 a aud Iythfe s
sc uofniar NJ nd PASSED ~ Wand.flpl
th,tueA the Groves ~ laurel and nastic, whtot
s..ar the nra,aeaiots Ut sunium. and IN lmger
80 nnoas Inc fss dcrsf ing ruins OF The tenn
All. ae Minerva Aronua Is .sTse The HssTis o
II. fallen fragments have alinusi obliefaied th'
.tsline Of he niailorm an which u vas ffeelef
% fhf YER verge OF the elf aud The oyoiiin ~
al Il number Of rs columns shnft iiihr Prev
o. 10 ous YiSn, not oalF al cd 10. the hsHp ="
tlzeay. bat must soon eaken She totirf'ne ioun
dation sf NJ remandct Tie obstructive 81
fs4> 6fsihe s,farea sind Nre herc most saen
s4rsie ,l,su!aved. the sidrs OF the column itoni-
M the south east weir raien away Hbd zorro
del. ffan base 10 capital. Tor tic depth "f ~o
of three tnrlirs whllsi.ou tue othef pori ens 81
tie slmn lho Outing was ~ sharp aud Pefiee' -
al ibe.fitst hour OF is crcelion
fhoiaun and temple Of s1nmm were buui
st,,tia,r the h,,, bfest DAYS ri 6rrece--the are
o ptriclrs off#e cue not - vrs'ige Is Ieili "bn
all finf remains ofthe otl,er sre a FEW shattered
rsla1nts supporting furAs "meh hohS ht
i,lsn.l genn Hgean
had s,s.n neails all the temples now remain
/; !, 1, f,,erfe. bn none, moi fyen Athens Itself,
!. e,lenlaird TO produce such VIVID enoiioes IL
Ala of snniulu The greater number Of item
mr. seated "a trcuaentcd apols, aud shrfoundef
b. the hnsfle oftne crowd Suniumvtados u
le,e .ls heavy oolaH,as look but on tho blue hills
q Autcs OF the ~ bl0wf Of the AgeHu,
q ~ solitude around ID, saw the whirl OF ihc
saabird around its summit. Of thes waving OF
an, olive a-s,es ~ It's base sud tire only sound
shet aeakns is silence Il n .iah Of the summer
" md. OF tie nurmm Of the Waves that roll into
thr tinr.F1Fu cates hearatit H. tHr removed
from every utman habiEipu, II . seldom ylsi =
81 except 5, be eaique Of The Aanote eefsaif
Iir passinn traveller. or the iowlei IN search OF
fhe Nild doves which frequent II, its prospects
nfe themost - cnsise and Interesting m 6recce
fnn broW The eye saudefs over The mono-
t5ta4 of Aratii. aad the nils thai circle Athens
1, The east ihe purple rleins OF lieleoa an9 IN
l,arn .ua 10 tnr south the endless mazcs OF the
4 goiades sepafstrd BY narrow channels, whosr
rtiteinig aud Intricate passages tom thc laby'
nths OF tie Archipelago, lhe navigation OF
y ncl IS known almost eN cl,tslvels totbe pilots OF
Midland Al crailrrs II rs seldom ihey icwSltht
Jf,qtun ~ e,epts any thug Int a picture of
{ ian fr.ose is blue uuiuifd waters sleeping
uathsus,ed bruoaih the equally unYaiod SKY
a. grntling CURING then ripping surface To
estch .bp dancing sunbeaut, Hnd Ansh thpmback
l.. ,nnir sflendour. Somoilmrs a groupoi the
Aite sails .fthe levant are seon esidtus from
htet,,.ie Gkewild swans in thcf light - OF lag
rinr lagily on the brealhless tide 10 await the
breeze of evening; saIth All aud SKY afeRll "a
II ,isen. and iheir a IN sin rcFose belope alone
60 the CLINE OF tie Lsst.
Ne deseyndcd ,nc Elm AID regaIned oul YES
II ~ the line uf the ruined pie vas thrown
hia hne relief 1canst the sky no" cfimsoned
pith tbr dyes of suneei --ihere was no hmy
e,anJ T. break 1he suliness OF nc "esf, "oele
- sau suna hike glohs Of molten gold, he
Itt spreading gently over Tie fnavens. moi
-be, anl cpnFht dou cluuu Ia cloud, bui
] 20 e. IA 8oo aassy sheet oseT The 'h5l and
aR ma Carcave.
IU dawn OF morning 81 sea = perhaps Tie
I.asf as. fno siebt a laturc suAsot uu land Is
ia3#t eousiug aud lovely, bui snnrte on the
q ran IL grandeur itself Ateyeai1g he sinks
iangusl sling behind the distant hllls, hlnshlns IN
o.. t.et. n bis drehning weakness; Al rnoIu,
h, rises AL flesh aud glpweg from The deep.
not in soitenrd heansy bat IN daAghhg spifn-
d1ut. Wan the Wea,s PACE OF age, hr EImts,
al eve, from peal, Ia peak df'd sioks from hI 10
ht ~ morn. he bufFis aiunoe across the thttsi-
old OF the ocean win the FIRM aud conscious
&c Gotta warrior ti'sdeclne contcvslhr idea OF
fading brig htncss. his rsr the sellmg bAul- /
g,uee ofmouniing aud resstIessiglh.
Inc succeeding Jay Vas ee.ai. at3 Ne lay al. |
INST nnttouless n 10. n1troW suail which Sc. !
parard the islands ofIca and Cv'hnos. Tho
former contains nov no obirtt,of attraction a
midst Us sun bnrni h.ll. all barren valleys ex
cert the ssowy walls nf Il, villages, md THE |
"es'lgeS 81 a tonlpl' once dedicated 10 Minerva, |
an bull, - our pilot said by Nestor, on his |
reinrn from Troy Cythnos is a billy, fertile |
mound. rising genilf fron the sea, aud remark |
a., L.. 4
i 1ak's the modern name OF Ihemia: we slow
y passed ,hc strait borne along solely by tho |
and about midday Law totally Becan. |
: ~ littla bey formed by the Islands we had |
lei, dthose Of G;vaTus and syria.
III was SUNDAY, hrl II that day hc possessed |
Of peculiar stiffness and reposo on land il mus !
b doublN more 80 Al sea, and among the Cs |
{ ldcs. The dav NYas an oriental uut not a |
v Anhermg Vapor to STAN the deep blue heaven, |
aHd not n breath 10 warp the mirror OF the sea =, |
n passing bark EnVe lite OF motion TO the sccuc |
the sails hung IN lazy folds upon the mast, and |
r1f = sound disturbed the ocrsu's silence The |
crew were assembled on the quarter deck, aud |
'rter listened 90 the Liturgy with such iutcreS,
pod attention. every sound was solemn. and
every fine awake some recollection If bonn and
2 England. twas a new feeling IN such a
tuition, la listen 10 the same accents we had So
fhhg oeafa only ~ the village church repeated
, nid scenes rich in all the slhlinics Of nature
al htllnwod by thu brig Atest associations OF his
tory aud lime "a hrarNen To the preccpts of
almost amidst the very scene where
D. FIRST arose, and 20 trace thu wandernss Of MS
Apostles on the very waves their hari>s had ira.
yrtsci
There IS no srAi, not even the very sea of
rece that wants lis peoNiar attractions ey-
. valley has lis rum every hill its history and
e'ffv wave Is asSoeia'cd with the naval enter
Y izes and m'aiial spirit Of the ghtv dead -
= en- those spots 'amarsed by ra.)irr memo
Hiis N ihc iane of Greece are rendered n,er.
e'hug by after rrcrections OF her fall Age
h's succeed d age, but 10 leave the impress nfits
events on she shore where true greatness frsi
burst 10 ilght. The Same spii Que, trod h, the
bad and the warrior. was again pressed bv The
fec',ui nose who hare over tie earth the pure
prrceptS Of the Gospel AMI OF CHRISTIANITY. aud
where even these have lolt no traces at their
pat, the inInnrralisns had Of Libert, is nov
raising on every hill uuopby, aud nstribing on
every rock triumph
In The evening, rs there was sIll' no appear
ancr OF wind iew ~ the officers landed At syria
~nhinayety shut ds'rnce 81 which wewerc loat-
! y on AZ almost hreathicss Sra. The town is