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the mountain, after midnight, where a fhepherd 
gave me np his refling place, under an olive-tree, as 
it was too late to get a lodging in any of the houfes. 
The night was extremely clear, which afforded me an 
opportunity of viewing an eclipfeof the Moon, which 
proved almoft total ; and before fun-rife I continued 
my journey. In a level inclofure beneath the moun- 
tain, flood a little Greek church on the right hand. 
After we had paffed it, we began to aiccnd the 
mountain, and in half an hour came to the top of 
it. The road was good, even and bread, therefore 
We could ride all the way. On the higheft top of 
the mountain is a little Greek hermitage, with three 
or four rooms, and a final 1 church. I there met 
With a Monk, who quitted his hut to accommodate 
me. I fcarcely believed myfelf in Cyprus, every 
thing was fo different on this mountain. Inllead of 
a burning heat, almoft enough to make one faint, I 
Was refrefhed with a mod agreeable cool air. The 
thick, fickly, and I may almolt fay, poifonous air of 
Cyprus, but efpecially of Earnacas, is not felt here; 
and I could, by the ealinefs of my breathing, find 
that I was come into a thin and found air. When 
I add to this, a profpeft of the fea on one fide, and 
°n the other the whole ifland, as far as I could fee, 
°ne may eal’y imagine, that this is the mofl plea- 
sant place in Cyprus. After my return, I blamed 
the Franks, and was furprifed, that they who in- 
habit the mofl difagreeable and unwholefome place 
m the ifland, fhould not furnifli themfelves with 
*ummer houfes on this mountain, to which they 
might go for the change of air. They all faid, that 
as they had never thought of fummer houfes, they 
Wx.iUi not look out for a place; but that this would 
he the properelt. One obdacle to making this 
mountain an agreeable dwelling, is, the want of a 
level 
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