RUINS OP JERUSALEM. 



rather the upper termination of his garment ; bat its counterpart 

 an ornament of the same description round the waist, is certainly 

 a girdle. His cloak is fastened on his left breast by two massive 

 clasps. A rich bolt is carried from his right shoulder to his left 

 hip, across an under garment, which, from the extreme delicacy 

 of its folds, appears to be formed of a very fine cloth or muslin. 

 The drapery of some loose trowsers, which cover his legs down to 

 the very ancles, displays equal delicacy, and is probably, there- 

 fore, of the same texture. From the ancles a sort of bandage 

 extends itself in flowing folds, and adds a rich finish to the \vhole. 

 On the thigh there appears to hang a dagger. The horse is splen- 

 didly accoutred with chains of a circular ornament : his length 

 from the breast to the tail, is seven feet two inches; and on the 

 chest is a Greek inscription, of which the letters are about an inch 

 in height, and correspond in form with those of the latter empire, 



[Morier. 



SECTION XII. 



Ruins and present Appearance of Jerusalem. 



AT three P. M. we again mounted our horses, and proceeded 

 on our route. No sensation of fatigue or heat could counter- 

 balance the eagerness and zeal which animated all our party, in 

 the approach to Jerusalem ; every individual pressed forward, 

 hoping first to announce the joyful intelligence of its appearance. 

 We passed some insignificant ruins, either of antient buildings or 

 of modern villages ; but had they been of more importance, they 

 would have excited little notice at (he time, so earnestly bent was 

 every mind towards the main object of interest and curiosity. At 

 length, after about two hours had been passed in this state of 

 anxiety and suspense, ascending a hill towards the south * Hagio- 

 polis !' exclaimed a Greek in the van of our cavalcade; and in. 

 stantly throwing himself from his horse, was seen bare-hoaded 

 upon his knees, facing the prospect he surveyed. Suddenly the 

 sight burst upon us all. Who shall describe it ? The effect pro. 

 duced was that of total silence throughout the whole company. 

 Many of the party, by an immediate impulse, took off their hats 

 as if entering a church, without being sensible of so doing. The 

 Greeks and Catholics shed torrents of tears; and presently begin, 

 niog to cross themselves, with unfeigned devotion, asked if they 



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