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PASTORAL LIFE OF THE ANCIENTS. 255<br />

after disposing <strong>of</strong> a certain proportion <strong>of</strong> their sheep <strong>and</strong> horses. In travelling,<br />

they pass the night on the plains or open l<strong>and</strong>s. Arrived at the place <strong>of</strong> their<br />

destination, they construct their little huts or tents <strong>of</strong> the materials they carry<br />

with them, assisted by the stones, straw, or earth, which they find ou the spot."<br />

According to Dr. Sibthorp {in WalpoWs Me7?ioirs, p. 141.),<br />

" a w<strong>and</strong>ering tribe <strong>of</strong> Nomads" on the <strong>other</strong> side <strong>of</strong> Greece<br />

drive tlieir flocks from the mountains <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>ssaly into the<br />

plains <strong>of</strong> Attica <strong>and</strong> Boeotia to pass the winter. " <strong>The</strong>y give<br />

some pecuniary consideration to the Pasha <strong>of</strong> Negropont <strong>and</strong><br />

Vaivode <strong>of</strong> Athens. <strong>The</strong>se people are much famed for their<br />

<strong>wool</strong>len manufactures, particularly the coats or cloaks worn by<br />

the Greek sailors."

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