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Page 46 - Look attentively at my elegance and thou wilt reap the benefit of a commentary on decoration ; here are columns ornamented with every perfection, and the beauty of which has become proverbial.
Page 38 - It is clear enough for us to see the blue haze of the mountains round Jaen, and the rocky defile of Mochin. The Torre de la Vela shuts out the rest of the view. There is a bell hanging in this tower which can be heard as far away as Loja. Now turn and look behind. Right up into the blue sky rise the snow peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Mulhacen, the highest point in all Spain, is not visible, but we can see Veleta which is but a few feet lower. The whole range glistens in the afternoon sun, but it is...
Page 84 - ... liveliest street in the north of Spain. On either side of the central promenade, under the shade of stately plane trees, are the carriage drives. The broad walk itself is thronged, especially in the morning, when marketing is done, with an ever-changing crowd. Boys distribute handbills, dog fanciers stroll about bargaining with dealers, itinerant merchants cry their wares. A family of father, mother, and children cross the stream of promenaders, followed by a pet lamb. Acquaintances meet and...
Page 136 - ... which we had passed in the course of the two last days. From the heights of St. Elias we repaired to the copious fountains of Mecro Chorgio, a small but very beautifully situated hamlet, and from thence descended to the valley, which is noted, not only for its natural attractions, but also for having been the scene of important events in the history of the country. At the head of the valley and to the left of the Kephalorvrese — the head sources — we saw the remains of the Turkish camp, and...