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early Christians, who retired or who fled from chap. 
the haunts of society to the wildernesses of 
Gargarus, seem to have been fully sensible 
of the effect produced by grand objects, in 
selecting, as the place of their abode, the 
scenery near the source of the Scamander; 
where the voice of Nature speaks in her most 
awful tone ; where, amidst roaring waters, 
waving forests, and broken precipices, the mind 
of man becomes impressed, as by the influence 
of a present Deity ^ 
The course of the river, after it thus emerges, 
with very little variation, is nearly from east to 
west. Its source is distant from Evgillar about 
nine miles ; or, according to the mode of compu- 
tation in the country, three hours : half this time 
is spent in a gradual ascent from the village. 
The rock whence it issues consists of micaceous 
schistus, containing veins of soft marble. While 
the Artist was employed in making drawings, 
ill calculated to aflbrd any adequate ideas of the 
grandeur of the scenery, we climbed the rocks, 
to examine more closely the nature of the 
chasms whence the torrent issues. Having 
(2) PrcEsentiorem et conspicimus Deum, 
Per invias rupes, fera per juja, 
Clivosque praeniptos, sonantes 
Inter aquas, nemoruinque iioctem! 
