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the village of Sepheri towards our left, we came chap. 
again to the Charadrm ; and having crossed " ^— ^ 
its channel, we found upon the north-east 
side of it the remains of another monumenty 
somewhat similar to that of Miltiades; close 
to which there is an antient Well, answering, Fountain 
by its position, to that of Macaria, mentioned Macaria. 
by Pausanias: indeed there is no other which 
can be considered as being properly within the 
Maralhonian Plain, if we except that which 
is near to the village of Sepheri; and which does 
not so well coincide w^ith the description of 
Pausanias, because he is evidently proceeding 
towards the muddy Lake at the north-eastern 
extremity, which he mentions immediately after- 
wards, previously to his quitting the spot for the 
Cave of Pan, at some distance froni the Plain, 
beyond the village of Marathon, tovv^ards the 
north-w^est. Leaving the Well, we continued, 
through rich corn land, until we reached^the 
borders of that famous LaJce, or fen, into which zicwatho- t 
the Persian army vv^ere driven by the victorious '""" ^^'^^' 
Greeks. We found it oversrrown with tall reeds 
and bulrushes, but well suited, by its unfathom- 
able depth of water and mud, to confirm the 
probability of the fact related concerning it; 
and capable, at this day, of engulphing the 
most numerous army that might attempt its 
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