Inthecleareasternair，thedifferentcharactersofthefoliagethatclothedthesidesofthatsea—washedmountainmightbediscernedfromalongdistancebythenakedeye;thesilvergrayoftheolive—treesnearitssummit;theheavygreenandbossyformsofthesycamoreslowerdown;
brokenhereandtherebyasolitaryterebinthorilextree，ofadeepergreenandawiderspread，tilltheeyefellbelowonthemaritimeplain，edgedwiththewhiteseaboardandthesandyhillocks;withhereandtherefeatherypalm—trees，eitherisolatedoringroups——motionlessanddistinctagainstthehotpurpleair。
Lookagain;alittletotheleftonthesea—shoretherearethewhitewallsofafortifiedtown，glitteringinsunlight，orblackinshadow。
Thefortificationsthemselvesrunoutintothesea，formingaportandahavenagainstthewildLevantinestorms;andalighthouserisesoutofthewavestoguidemarinersintosafety。
Beyondthiswalledcity，andfarawaytotheleftstill，thereisthesamewideplainshutinbythedistantrisingground，tilltheuplandcircuitcomesclosingintothenorth，andthegreatwhiterocksmeetthedeeptidelessoceanwithitsintensityofbluecolour。