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Pictures in the Land of Temples; reproductions of a series of lithographs made in the Land of Temples, March-June 1913; (1915)

Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 · Philadelphia, Lippincott · leaf 188

An illustration from Pictures in the Land of Temples; reproductions of a series of lithographs made in the Land of Temples, March-June 1913;, 1915, leaf 188
s a restoration; but, even so, it ischarming, standing by the rough paved way, whichis bordered by the semi-circular seats, placed always withthe most wonderful views before them, and backed by theblack mountains, up whose sides wind trails leading, in thespring, to the clouds. The loneliness of… … XLTHE WIXE-DARK SEA, SUNIUM XL THE WINE-DARK SEA, SUNIUM FROM without and from within, either, bright againstthe dark waters, or dark against the bright sea, theTemple of Poseidon piles up. One could stay on thatmud-swept, sun-beaten headland for months ; but withouta camp, one can only stay a day.…

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