In Greece With The Classics (1908)

The Historian The Archaeologist And The Architect Have Told The World So Much About The Acropolis That A Detailed Account Of The Buildings Would Be Superfluous In These Pages. It Is Purposed Rather To Invoke The Ancient Writers Of Song And Story To Repeat To Us The Legends Of The Holy Hill. . The Acropolis Rises High Over The City And Is Seldom Out Of The Sight Or The Thoughts Of The Traveller. One Acquires The Habit Of Visiting It Nearly Every Day. As We Mount The Crowded Streets And Long Stone Stairways Leading From The Lower Town On The North We Pause For A Moment Near The Spot Once Occupied By The Prytaneum Or We Search In Vain For Traces Of The Temple Of The Dioscuri Which Must Have Been Somewhere Near. We Lift The Eyes And High Above Us We See ...