FOOTNOTES:
[1] As an example of the morals of the Greek clergy, it may not be impertinent to mention that this house was bequeathed by the Archbishop of Dercon, who died a few months ago at Therapia, to Hesterine, la dame de ses pensées.
[2] Signifying mistress, or lady.
[3] Mihirmàh, the glory of the moon.
[4] The fact of the Patriarch being not only the head of the church, but also the chief magistrate of his nation, will account for the proximity of the prison to the Episcopal Palace.
[5] I am aware that I may here be taxed with an anachronism, and reminded that in the days of Mahomet the use of tobacco was altogether unknown in Turkey; but I, nevertheless, maintain my position, being perfectly convinced that the Hourii would now beckon in vain to a paradise of which the chibouk did not form a feature.
[6] The height of the mosque to the summit of the dome is 185 French feet; the dome itself, from the gallery to the leads, 47, and its diameter, 54.
[7] Mignionette.
END OF VOL I.
LONDON:
F. SHOBERL, JUN., LEICESTER STREET, LEICESTER SQUARE.
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