Memorandum on the subject of the Earl of Elgin's pursuits in Greece (London, 1811)

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Venetian additions, and they are distin-
guishable by three modes of construction
at.very remarkable epochs,—the Pelasgic,
the Cecropian, and that of the age of
Cimon and Pericles. It was at this last
brilliant period, that the Acropolis, in its
whole extent, was contemplated with the
same veneration as a consecrated temple ;
consistent with which sublime conception j
the Athenians crowned its lofty walls with
an entablature of grand proportions, sur-
mounted by a cornice. Some of the
massy triglyphs and motules still remain
in their original position, and produce a
most imposing effect.

The ancient walls of the city of Athens,
as they existed in the Peloponnesian war,
have been traced by Lord Elgin's artists
in their whole extent, as well as the long
walls that led to the Munychia and the
Piraeus, The gates, mentioned in ancient
authors, have been ascertained : and every
public monument, that could be recog-