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SICILY AND MALTA. 149
above the top of the wall before it made its
entry; at last it came down, sweeping be-
fore it every saint in the calendar, who
were drawn up in order of battle on pur-
pose to oppose .its passage; and marching
on in triumph, annihilated, in a manner,
every object that dared to oppose it.
Amongst other things, it covered up some
fine fountains; one of which was so much
esteemed, that they have at a great expence
pierced through the lava, and have now
recovered their favourite spring. This ex-
cavation is a very curious work, and wor-
thy of the attention of travellers.
Catania is looked upon as one of the
most ancient cities in the issand, or indeed
in the world.—Their legends bear, that it
was founded by the Cyclops, or giants of
iEtna, supposed to have been the first in-
habitants of Sicily after the deluge; and
some of the Sicilian writers pretend that it
was built by Deucalion and Pyrrha as soon
L 3 as
above the top of the wall before it made its
entry; at last it came down, sweeping be-
fore it every saint in the calendar, who
were drawn up in order of battle on pur-
pose to oppose .its passage; and marching
on in triumph, annihilated, in a manner,
every object that dared to oppose it.
Amongst other things, it covered up some
fine fountains; one of which was so much
esteemed, that they have at a great expence
pierced through the lava, and have now
recovered their favourite spring. This ex-
cavation is a very curious work, and wor-
thy of the attention of travellers.
Catania is looked upon as one of the
most ancient cities in the issand, or indeed
in the world.—Their legends bear, that it
was founded by the Cyclops, or giants of
iEtna, supposed to have been the first in-
habitants of Sicily after the deluge; and
some of the Sicilian writers pretend that it
was built by Deucalion and Pyrrha as soon
L 3 as