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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.11636#0076
50 TRAVELS IN UPPER
Another treasure from the sea, near the coasts
of Sicily, is the coral, which reddens the bottom
of it, and the fishery of which furnishes employ-
ment for a great number of boats. Finally, that
nothing may appear destitute of life and motion,
the goelands cleave the air with a rapid flight in all
directions, over the masts of the ships moored in
the harbour, and oppose the beautiful white of
their plumage to the brilliant azure of an atmo-
sphere almost always perfectly pure.
Another treasure from the sea, near the coasts
of Sicily, is the coral, which reddens the bottom
of it, and the fishery of which furnishes employ-
ment for a great number of boats. Finally, that
nothing may appear destitute of life and motion,
the goelands cleave the air with a rapid flight in all
directions, over the masts of the ships moored in
the harbour, and oppose the beautiful white of
their plumage to the brilliant azure of an atmo-
sphere almost always perfectly pure.