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180 TWO SFAKIANS EXECUTED AT RH1THYMNOS. [cHAP.
And some to higher thoughts aspire,
The last of Larabro's patriots there
Anticipated freedom share;
And oft around the cavern fire
On visionary schemes debate
To snatch the Rayahs from their fate.
The schemes of the Cretan patriots have indeed
proved visionary! notwithstanding the sacrifices they
made, and the heroism they shewed in their long and
obstinate contest.
To complete the tale of the seven Sfakians executed,
two remain to be spoken of. They were seized and put
to death at Rhithymnos, where they were busied in
traffic: one of them had just returned from Constanti-
nople. The cruelty and treachery of the Egyptian
authorities in thus punishing the innocent in order to
strike terror into all, need no comment.
And some to higher thoughts aspire,
The last of Larabro's patriots there
Anticipated freedom share;
And oft around the cavern fire
On visionary schemes debate
To snatch the Rayahs from their fate.
The schemes of the Cretan patriots have indeed
proved visionary! notwithstanding the sacrifices they
made, and the heroism they shewed in their long and
obstinate contest.
To complete the tale of the seven Sfakians executed,
two remain to be spoken of. They were seized and put
to death at Rhithymnos, where they were busied in
traffic: one of them had just returned from Constanti-
nople. The cruelty and treachery of the Egyptian
authorities in thus punishing the innocent in order to
strike terror into all, need no comment.