. The Burton Holmes lectures;. -. IALAMIUI GRECIAN JOURNEYS 133 our labor by the sight of the ruin of a wonderful Venetianstronghold which caps the summit and extends its walls ingreat confusing zigzags down the slopes, on every side, asif they would embrace the whole of the stupendous rock asVenice strove to embrace within her jeweled arms the medi-eval world. Most impressive is it to look down from thesebattlement walls, evidences of the power of Venice, uponthe shattered temple which tells of the supremacy of Cor-inth, likewise a great commercial city, and to realize that theglory of both h
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. -. IALAMIUI GRECIAN JOURNEYS 133 our labor by the sight of the ruin of a wonderful Venetianstronghold which caps the summit and extends its walls ingreat confusing zigzags down the slopes, on every side, asif they would embrace the whole of the stupendous rock asVenice strove to embrace within her jeweled arms the medi-eval world. Most impressive is it to look down from thesebattlement walls, evidences of the power of Venice, uponthe shattered temple which tells of the supremacy of Cor-inth, likewise a great commercial city, and to realize that theglory of both has passed away. True, the lovely, delicatelytinted shell of Venice still floats upon the placid lagoonwaters. True, a collection of hovels around a stately templestill bears the name of Corinth. But the souls have tied,the vital sparks have beenextinguished; these formerempresses of the worlds com-merce have abdicated in favorof such upstarts asLondon, Hamburg,and New York. As, descendinghence, we skirt theshores of the Corin-. i)l-,\, K[.l);; ,\1 U ]• N 1 134 GRECIAN JOURNEYS
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