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have taken flight from this place, while the painter has
climbed up to the new City of Capri. It is within the
bounds of possibility that when the lime-kiln shall
have made a thorough clearance at the Piccola marina
another one may be erected in the vicinity of the
Faraglioni, or near the more conveniently situated
Arco naturale, and take upon itself the thankworthy
taste of gradually burning up the inequalities which
so disturb the traffic of the island.
As the author aims at depicting not the Island
of Capri as it is to-day but the Capri of antiquity,
it is but natural that it is from the latter point of
view that he treats of the little harbor at the Piccola
marina, whereat, both below and above the sea-level,
much Roman masonry still exists. It may be assumed
that, in addition to the harbor-works, other settlements,
possibly small country-houses and baths, stood here, .
and that the same have been destroyed and partially
cast into the sea —• for such remains are still to be
seen on the sea-shore.
A rather large semicircular hollow in the steep
declivity close to the shore, but to the side of the
harbor-bight, quite gives one the impression that
buildings once stood here which have been destroyed
by the large boulders lying round about. Only the
ground dug out by human hands remains, and this
incited the author to represent this valley of desolation
as a small Roman bath which has been destroyed by
the falling rocks (Fig. 14).
It is but natural that an architect, who has nothing
particular to do and who is sunning himself by the
sea among the fallen boulders and the ruined Roman
remains, should hit upon the idea of treating this
interesting shore, which has been illustrated so often,
in such wise. Anyhow, there is no cause for apologising
to the reader of this book for introducing something
which, although not capable of being directly proved,
is suited to the impressions derived from the evidence
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climbed up to the new City of Capri. It is within the
bounds of possibility that when the lime-kiln shall
have made a thorough clearance at the Piccola marina
another one may be erected in the vicinity of the
Faraglioni, or near the more conveniently situated
Arco naturale, and take upon itself the thankworthy
taste of gradually burning up the inequalities which
so disturb the traffic of the island.
As the author aims at depicting not the Island
of Capri as it is to-day but the Capri of antiquity,
it is but natural that it is from the latter point of
view that he treats of the little harbor at the Piccola
marina, whereat, both below and above the sea-level,
much Roman masonry still exists. It may be assumed
that, in addition to the harbor-works, other settlements,
possibly small country-houses and baths, stood here, .
and that the same have been destroyed and partially
cast into the sea —• for such remains are still to be
seen on the sea-shore.
A rather large semicircular hollow in the steep
declivity close to the shore, but to the side of the
harbor-bight, quite gives one the impression that
buildings once stood here which have been destroyed
by the large boulders lying round about. Only the
ground dug out by human hands remains, and this
incited the author to represent this valley of desolation
as a small Roman bath which has been destroyed by
the falling rocks (Fig. 14).
It is but natural that an architect, who has nothing
particular to do and who is sunning himself by the
sea among the fallen boulders and the ruined Roman
remains, should hit upon the idea of treating this
interesting shore, which has been illustrated so often,
in such wise. Anyhow, there is no cause for apologising
to the reader of this book for introducing something
which, although not capable of being directly proved,
is suited to the impressions derived from the evidence
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