. The Burton Holmes lectures;. BROKEN MOUNTAINS THE WONDERS OF THESSALY 283. St. Stephens stands, as it were, on an island in mid air,but the island lies close to the extremity of a long peninsula,and a narrow bridge, spanning a deep channel of space, linksthe island to the mountain mainland. \iewed from theheights behind the monastery, its spacious buildings, sosecurely seated on broad foundations, no longer appear to uslike an eagles nest on the of a slender pinnacle of aspect of the monasteries depends entireh upon thepoint of view. Most startling changes of outline result at
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. BROKEN MOUNTAINS THE WONDERS OF THESSALY 283. St. Stephens stands, as it were, on an island in mid air,but the island lies close to the extremity of a long peninsula,and a narrow bridge, spanning a deep channel of space, linksthe island to the mountain mainland. \iewed from theheights behind the monastery, its spacious buildings, sosecurely seated on broad foundations, no longer appear to uslike an eagles nest on the of a slender pinnacle of aspect of the monasteries depends entireh upon thepoint of view. Most startling changes of outline result atalmost every step. What seemed to tower high above us,is seen a moment later at our feet ; a tapering minaret ofrock, viewed from another standpoint, becomes a wide tlat-topped chff ; pinnacles change to palisades, sheer walls to gen-tle slopes — as if this region were the creation of some scenictrickster, the stage-setting for some magical pantomime. Crossing the little bridge, we shout lustily for entrance ;the door is slowly ()j:)eiu(l, there is a briit i)arle\, and
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