The Burton Holmes lectures; . INTO MOROCCO 33 quated cannon. These crippled dogs of war rend nothingmore tangible than air, and damage nothing but frequently is the air rent, and the ear assaulted, for thearrival of every man-of-war is greeted with a ferocious salvoof artillery, at sound of which the Moors gaze proudly sea-ward, expand their chests, recall the days when Moorishcorsairs ruled the seas, and dream of future victories for thearmies of the Prophet. The sunshine in this land is wonderful ; at seven in themorning it is so brilliant that we cannot bear the reflectionfrom
The Burton Holmes lectures; . INTO MOROCCO 33 quated cannon. These crippled dogs of war rend nothingmore tangible than air, and damage nothing but frequently is the air rent, and the ear assaulted, for thearrival of every man-of-war is greeted with a ferocious salvoof artillery, at sound of which the Moors gaze proudly sea-ward, expand their chests, recall the days when Moorishcorsairs ruled the seas, and dream of future victories for thearmies of the Prophet. The sunshine in this land is wonderful ; at seven in themorning it is so brilliant that we cannot bear the reflectionfrom the chalky housetops, and recover the use of our eye-sight only when in the dark and narrow corridors that servethe Tangerines in lieu of streets. The thoroughfare whichevery visitor must traverse when going from the hotel to thegreat or lesser market-places, is distinctly banal in is the leading shopping street of the European resi-.
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