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been in China in my life. " From Bengal ? Ay, ay, I had forgot; a Hindoo is he? well, well, perhaps, then, he could give me a plan of a Mofque, a Minaret, or fome fuch thing, it would oblige me extremely, as it would be fomething quite new, and uncommon." Perceiving that he waited my answer, I told him, that I certainly have had many opportunities of feeing Mofques, fome of the most stately of which, were built from the ruins of our ancient temples, particularly that at Benares, the Minarets of which were efteemed eminently beautiful; but, that as I had never been in one, I was altogether unqualified to give an accurate defcription of them. Did not trouble

church much, I fuppofe, Sir?" rejoined he, with an arch fmile." Good heaven!" cried Severan, "do you not know, that a Mofque is a Mahommedan place of worship, and have I not already told you, that this gentleman is a Hindoo ?"-" Ay, ay, I had forgot, he is a heathen. So much the better; I fhall love him, if he hates all priefts, and prieft-ridden fools; I never knew any good come of either." faying, he offered me his hand, and shook mine, in a most cordial manner. He then renewed his folicitations for the opinion of Severan, in regard to the manner in which he fhould finith his

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projected building* (a building for which he had not yet fixed upon a fituation); the philofopher eluded any further differtations on the fubject, with great dexterity, and finally prevailed upon him to introduce us to the apartment of his Lady.

We found Lady Ardent, and her eldest daughter, in the apartment called the drawing room. They were prepared to go out, and had their carriage waiting for them at the door; but, on our entrance, politely refumed their feats. The countenance of neither of thefe ladies, exhibited one fingle line, that could lead to the developement of their characters; all was placid uniformity, and unSpeaking regularity of feature. Surely, faid I to myfelf, thefe women muft have arrived at the very zenith of perfection! How effectually muft every paffion have been fubdued under the glorious empire of reafon, before they could have attained fuch inexpreffive indifference? It is true, that in their eyes, the fparkling chub

Explanations of the terms of Architecture. &c. though very neceffary to the friends of the Rajah, it was thought, would be rather tiresome to the English reader; they are therefore omitted by the Tranflator, who has frequently been obliged to take liberties of the fame nature.

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dar of intellect, doth not proclaim his mafter's prefence-but the apathy which fits upon their foreheads, fpeaks in plain language, their contempt of the world and its vanities. With them, as with the beloved of Krishna, pain and pleasure are as one! The modefty of female bashfulness, fealed the lips of the young lady, but her mother enquired after my friend Grey, if not with affection, at least with muth politenefs. She treated me (as I was told by Doctor Severan) with an uncommon degree of attention. She gave me a flip of ftiff paper, on which was marked the tenth day of the next month, which, I was informed by my friend, was an invitation to a rout; that is to fay, an entertainment, where a vast number of rational, wife, and well-informed votaries of immortality, meet together, not to converfe, but to look at each other, and to turn over the bits of painted paper, called cards! After receiving this mark of her Ladyfhip's attention, we took our leave, and retired.

I was curious to know fome further particulars of a family, whofe manners appeared to me fo peculiar; and Doctor, Severan, whom I have the happiness of

The fervant whofe bufinefs it is to proclaim the titles of any great perfonage.

feeing every day, has had the goodness amply to gratify my curiofity. He began with obferving, that " to thofe who take pleasure in inveftigating the phænomena that fall under their observation, either mental or material, it is not fufficient to fay that things are fo, they muft develope the caufes in which they have originated. As there are few fubfiances found in a natural ftate, whose conflituent parts cannot be feparated froin cach other, by the methods ufed in cheniftry, fo there are few predominant difpofitions of the mind, which may not be annalized, and traced through their origin and progrefs by any one who will give himfelf the trouble to purfue the neceffary procefs.

"This inveftigation, if accurately followed," continued my friend, "will invaiably lead us to the early education of the object of it. In it we will commonly find an explanation of the manner in which the peculiar combination of ideas that ultimately forms character, has been produced; to it, therefore, we must always recur in our annalization of the propenfities and conduct of any individual.

"The father of Sir Caprice, was three times married.-His firft wife, who was the heiress of a wealthy family, died foon after the birth of a daughter, in

whom, the fortunes of her family are at prefent centered.-His fecond wife, the mother of Sir Caprice, brought him no other dower befides beauty, and good temper. Her premature death, overwhelmed him in affliction; but, happily, just as he was erecting a monument to her memory, in the infcription of which, he gave notice to the world, that his affections were for ever buried in her tomb, a confoling angel appeared to comfort him, in the fhape of Lady Caroline Beaumont.

"This Lady, who brought him only one daughter, proved an excellent wife, and would have been one of the best of mothers to his children, but for a certain timidity of temper which reftrained her from exerting authority over the children of another. From her, therefore, they met with unlimited indulgence, that most powerful inflamer of the paffions, in whofe high temperature, fortitude is loft, and selfishness, arrogance, and pride, are infeparably united.

"Their father having a diflike to public schools, and refolving that his daughter fhould fhare the advantages of a claffical education with his fon, provided them with a tutor at home-the reverend Mr. Ergo. Well do I remember him. He afterwards got the living

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