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several parties of Turkish sportsmen, coursing, CHAr. 
on horseback, with negro attendants, and with >, .,- ^ 
very fine greyhounds. The plough in this 
country is drawn either by a pair of oxen or by 
two buffaloes. As we drew nigh to Larissa, 
the fog dispersed ; and the atmosphere be- 
coming clear, we saw a chain of mountains, like 
a great wall, stretching east and west, and 
bounding all the plain towards the north. At 
the base of this vast barrier lies the town of 
Larissa, extending in a long line, and making a 
magnificent appearance. We counted not less 
than twenty-four mosques and minarets. Here 
we saw, once more in use, those antique cars, Antique 
drawn by oxen or by buffaloes, vvith solid 
wheels, which we had observed in the Plain of 
Troy, and of which a representation was given 
in a former Part of these Travels*. We noticed, 
also, other wheel-carriages, for the first time 
since we left Constantinople. The very sight of 
them proved our approximation to northern 
regions, and that we should now more fre- 
quently encounter the genuine Thracian and 
Sarmatic habits. 
As we entered Larissa, and rode along the LarUsa. 
(2) See the VigneUe to Chap. V. Vol. III. Octavo Edit. 
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