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vert themfelves with muiic and oilier en- 

 tertainments, at which there is plenty 

 of cooling liquors, as they are well fup- 

 plied with ice from the neighbouring 

 Cordilleras. At thefe aflemblies, many 

 intrigues are carried on ; for they think 

 of nothing elfe throughout the year. 

 Their fandangoes are very agreeable ; 

 the women dance inimitably well, and 

 very gracefully. They are all born with 

 an ear for mufic, and moft of them 

 have delightful voices ; and all play 

 upon the guittar and harp. The latter, 

 at firft, appears a very aukward inftru- 

 ment for a woman ; yet that prejudice is 

 foon got over, and they far excel any 

 other nation upon it. They are ex- 

 tremely complaifant and polite ; and 

 when alked either to play, dance, or 

 fmg, they do it without a moment's he- 

 fitation, and that with an exceedin^ p-ood 



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grace. They have many figure-dances ; 

 but what t^iey take moft delight in, are 



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