. The earth and its inhabitants .. . OAS/S Of Ar//AfiOf// 120 Miles. depression enclosed by these remarkable cliffs the steep heights rise to the level of the plateaux, of which they originally formed an integral portion. They now stand isolated amid the cultivated plains and palm-groves, some crowned with edifices, others disposed in ramparts and turrets presenting the appearance of fortifications. The blue lakelets scattered over the verdant plain impart to the oasis of Jupiter Amnion the aspect of a pleasant retreat from the interminable wilderness. But the traveller's anticipations are pre
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . OAS/S Of Ar//AfiOf// 120 Miles. depression enclosed by these remarkable cliffs the steep heights rise to the level of the plateaux, of which they originally formed an integral portion. They now stand isolated amid the cultivated plains and palm-groves, some crowned with edifices, others disposed in ramparts and turrets presenting the appearance of fortifications. The blue lakelets scattered over the verdant plain impart to the oasis of Jupiter Amnion the aspect of a pleasant retreat from the interminable wilderness. But the traveller's anticipations are presently dashed by the brackish taste of the waters and by the miasmatic exhalations rising from the surrounding marshy tracts. Near the saline springs flow some streams of fresh water, though
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