. Voyages and travels of Her Majesty, Caroline, queen of Great Britain : including visits to various parts of Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Palestine, &c. &c., and comprising the latest description of those interesting countries : with remarks on the state of society, religion, manners, customs, antiquities, arts, literature, natural curiosities, &c. & an involuntary manner, as if entering aplace of worship. The Greeks and Catholics shedtorrents of tears; and beginning to cross them-selves with unfeigned devotion, requested per-mission to take oif the covering from their feet,and proceed
. Voyages and travels of Her Majesty, Caroline, queen of Great Britain : including visits to various parts of Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Palestine, &c. &c., and comprising the latest description of those interesting countries : with remarks on the state of society, religion, manners, customs, antiquities, arts, literature, natural curiosities, &c. & an involuntary manner, as if entering aplace of worship. The Greeks and Catholics shedtorrents of tears; and beginning to cross them-selves with unfeigned devotion, requested per-mission to take oif the covering from their feet,and proceed barefooted to the Holy Sepulchre. We had not been prepared for the grandeur ofthe spectacle which the city alone of the wretched and ruined place de-scribed by some travellers, as the desolated rem-nant of Jerusalem, we beheld, as it were, a flou-rishing and stately metropolis; presenting astately assemblage of domes, tovers, palaces,churches, and monasteries; the magnificence ofwhich glittering in the suns rays is we drew nearer, our whole attention wasengrossed by its noble appearance. At this place, a party of Turkish officers,mounted on beautiful horses sumptuously capa-risoned, came by the governors order, who hadintelligence of our approach, to escort us into thecity. When they arrived, we were all assembled. ITS DISTANT VIEW. 635 upon an eminence, admiring the splendid appear-ance of Jerusalem ; and being impressed withother ideas than those of a vain ostentation, wouldgladly have declined the parade, together withthe interruption caused by a public entry. Thiswas, however, said to be unavoidable ; it was de-scribed as a necessary mark of respect due to theprotection under which we travelled; as well asof consequence to our future safety. Her Majesty being too much fatigued by the jour-ney to wish to begin any visits to the objects ofcuriosity, we contented ourselves with enjoyingtlie beautiful prospect presented from the terracesof the
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