The Alhambra . A RAMBLE AMONG THE HILLS I USED frequently to amuse myself towards the close of theday, when the heat had subsided, with taking long ramblesabout the neighbouring hills, and the deep umbrageous valleys,accompanied by my historiographic squire, Mateo, to whosepassion for gossiping I on such occasions gave the most un-bounded license; and there was scarce a rock, or ruin, orbroken fountain, or lonely glen, about which he had not somemarvellous story; or, above all, some golden legend ; for neverwas poor devil so munificent in dispensing hidden treasures. In the course of one of th
The Alhambra . A RAMBLE AMONG THE HILLS I USED frequently to amuse myself towards the close of theday, when the heat had subsided, with taking long ramblesabout the neighbouring hills, and the deep umbrageous valleys,accompanied by my historiographic squire, Mateo, to whosepassion for gossiping I on such occasions gave the most un-bounded license; and there was scarce a rock, or ruin, orbroken fountain, or lonely glen, about which he had not somemarvellous story; or, above all, some golden legend ; for neverwas poor devil so munificent in dispensing hidden treasures. In the course of one of these strolls Mateo was more thanusually communicative. It was toward sunset that we salliedforth from the great Gate of Justice, and ascended an alley oftrees until we came to a clump of figs and pomegranates at thefoot of the Tower of the Seven Floors {de los siete siielos), theidentical tower whence Boabdil is said to have issued, when hesurrendered his capital. Here, pointing to a low archway inthe foundation
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