and went nearer, when I found they were all turned into stones. I entered the town and passed through several streets, where at different intervals stood men in various attitudes, but all motionless and petrified.
In the quarter inhabited by the merchants I found most of the shops shut, and in such as were open I likewise found the people petrified.
Having reached a vast square, in the heart of the city, I perceived a large folding gate,
and went nearer, when I found they were all turned into stones. I entered the town and passed through several streets, where at different intervals stood men in various attitudes, but all motionless and petrified.
In the quarter inhabited by the merchants I found most of the shops shut, and in such as were open I likewise found the people petrified.
Having reached a vast square, in the heart of the city, I perceived a large folding gate,
