In the Land of Temples Part 6
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x.x.xVIII THE s.h.i.+NING ROCKS, DELPHI
AFTER I had made this drawing, after I had had it transferred to stone and printed, I showed it to the Director of the Greek School, and he said: "Why, you have drawn the s.h.i.+ning Rocks." All I tried to do was to draw Delphi and the rocks behind the ruins. That in the light the rocks did s.h.i.+ne was nothing to me, save that they showed the way the cliffs were built up. I have since learned, however, that I have shown one the great things of Greece.
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THE TREASURY OE ATHENS, DELPHI
x.x.xIX THE TREASURY OF ATHENS, DELPHI
THE Treasury is a restoration; but, even so, it is charming, standing by the rough paved way, which is bordered by the semi-circular seats, placed always with the most wonderful views before them, and backed by the black mountains, up whose sides wind trails leading, in the spring, to the clouds. The loneliness of the land, and the hugeness of the temples and theatres built to hold the people who are no longer there, was intensified last year when all the able-bodied men had gone to the war, and the land was desolate,
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THE WINE-DARK SEA, SUNIUM
XL THE WINE-DARK SEA, SUNIUM
FROM without and from within, either bright against the dark waters, or dark against the bright sea, the Temple of Poseidon piles up. One could stay on that mud-swept, sun-beaten headland for months; but without a camp, one can only stay a day.
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In the Land of Temples Part 6
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