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of two hundred and eighty piastres, besides other 
contributions; that he toiled incessantly with 
his children to gain enough to satisfy their 
demands, but found himself unable, after all 
his endeavours. Having said this, the poor 
man shed tears; asking us if the time would 
ever arrive when Greece might be delivered from 
the Moslem tyranny : and adding, " If we had 
but a leader, we should flock together by 
thousands, and soon put an end to Turkish, 
dominion." Towards morning, the braying of 
. their donkies set them all in motion. Having 
asked the cause of the stir, they told us that 
the day was going to break; and upon further 
inquiry we learned that the braying of an ass 
was considered a better indication of the 
approaching dawn than the crowing of a cock. 
In the present instance they were certainly not 
deceived, for we had no sooner boiled our 
Coffee than day-light appeared. 
We then returned to the Ruins. Near to the 
remains of the Temple, and upon the south side of 
it, we saw a small chapel, containing some Doric 
fragments, standing upon an antient tumulus; 
perhaps the Monument of LYCURGUS, father of 
j-ycnrguf. Ophches\ for this is mentioned by Pctusanias as a , 
