A Hand-Book for Travellers in the Ionian Islands, Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor, and Constantinople #264758

You are constantly in the ful enjoyment Of the open air Of a heavenly climate, its lightness passes to the spirits, — its serenity sinks into the mind. You are prepared to be satisfied with little, to support the bad without repining, to enjoy the good as a gain, and to be pleased with all things. You are fit for work and glad Of rest; you are, above all things, ready for your food, which is al ways savoury when it can be got, and never unseasonable when forthcoming. But here it will be seen that no small portion Of the pleasures Of eastern travel arises from sheer hardship and privation, which increase so much our real enjoyments, b endowing us with a frame of mind and body at once to enjoy an to endure. It is also from such contingencies alone that those amongst us who have not to labour for their daily bread can Obtain an insight into the real happiness enjoyed three times a-day by the whole mass Of man kind who labour for their bread and hunger for their meals.