. The Burton Holmes lectures;. AMU; 1 I /]• N \ 184 GRECIAN JOURNEYS natural product of this grim, sterile soil. Its only guardians;are the ancient oak-trees, its only worshipers the infrequenttravelers, pilgrims to the shrine of art. The sculptures ofthe frieze which formerly adorned this temple, were, in 1812,carried off to London, like so many other precious stones ofGreece. But even ruined and despoiled as it is, the templeof Bassas well rewards its pilgrims. Its situation is uniquein grandeur. iVlthough we are now far inland, in four differ-ent directions blue sea is visible. To the west
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. AMU; 1 I /]• N \ 184 GRECIAN JOURNEYS natural product of this grim, sterile soil. Its only guardians;are the ancient oak-trees, its only worshipers the infrequenttravelers, pilgrims to the shrine of art. The sculptures ofthe frieze which formerly adorned this temple, were, in 1812,carried off to London, like so many other precious stones ofGreece. But even ruined and despoiled as it is, the templeof Bassas well rewards its pilgrims. Its situation is uniquein grandeur. iVlthough we are now far inland, in four differ-ent directions blue sea is visible. To the west the IonianSea, to the south the Messenian Gulf, a little to the east theGulf of Argolis, to the north the Gulf of Corinth. On cleardays all Greece is like a map spread out for GRECIAN JOURNEYS 185
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