There are two extensive marshes, mostly overgrown with great reeds, one at each end of the field. The Persians, of course, were driven back into the marsh at the north end. This was represented in the painting on the Stoa. Footnote 29: The famous mound in the middle of the battle-field, mentioned by Pausanias, and described by all modern travellers. Footnote 30: Madame IDA PFEIFFER’S _Visit to Iceland_, p. 32. Footnote 31: _Russian Shores of the Black Sea_, by L. OLIPHANT, p. 335. Footnote 32: _A Visit to Europe in 1851_, vol. ii. p. 317. By Professor BENJAMIN SILLIMAN. New York: Putnam, 1854. Footnote 33: IDA PFEIFFER’S _Visit to Iceland_, p. 40. Footnote 34: _The Initials_, by the Baroness TAUTPHŒUS, i. 205. Footnote 35: Translation of a Chinese song. Footnote 36: _The Progress and Present Position of Russia in the East: A Historical Summary._ London: Murray, 1854. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES Page Changed from Changed to 539 forgets herself so far as box forgets herself so far as to box the ears the ears 560 blame they didua get their blame they didna get their denner denner 605 that ever merged from barbarism that ever emerged from barbarism 620 of land is be encouraged in of land is to be encouraged in every every ● Typos fixed; non-standard spelling and dialect retained. ● Used numbers for footnotes, placing them all at the end of the last chapter. ● Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.