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Beyond the line of sycamore, poplar and fig-trees that shaded the gardens of Ilguen, rose the distant chain of Allah Dagh, and in the pale-blue sky, not far above it, the dim face of the gibbous moon showed like the ghost of a planet. Our horses were feeding on the green meadow; an old Turk sat beside us, silent with fasting, and there was no sound but the shouts of the children in the bath.
An hour before sunset we reached Ilguen, a town on the plain, at the foot of one of the spurs of Emir Dagh. To the west of it there is a lake of considerable size, which receives the streams that flow through the town and water its fertile gardens. We passed through the town and pitched our tent upon a beautiful grassy meadow.
Scenery of the Hills Ladik, the Ancient Laodicea The Plague of Gad-Flies Camp at Ilguen A Natural Warm Bath The Gad-Flies Again A Summer Landscape Ak-Sheher The Base of Sultan Dagh The Fountain of Midas A Drowsy Journey The Town of Bolawaduen. "By the forests, lakes, and fountains, Though the many-folded mountains." Shelley. Bolawaduen, July 1, 1852.
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