Fellows, Charles: Travels and researches in Asia Minor, more particularly in the province of Lycia (London, 1852)

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other, one of youghoort, and the third a supply of fresh-
baked bread of the country; two wooden spoons were placed
for our use, and the eyes of a dozen peasants assembled
around were riveted upon us. The dogs, which always assail
the stranger most fiercely with their barking,lay asleep by our
side, acknowledging us as the guests of their kind masters.
The cow, which is here but little larger than the dogs, was
being milked; and on the broken columns and stones piled
around sat our hostesses, while their husbands were on the
ground still nearer. Among them were five or six children,
each most picturesquely and classically dressed. I cannot
help again noticing the close resemblance of the costume of
the women to the ancient statues: the hair is worn long
and braided round the head; one old woman of the party
had it tied in a knot to the top of the forehead, exactly as I

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