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of the country, they get a band of dancing 

 women (for fuch is their name though they 

 ftand ftill for the greatefl part), who fing amo- 

 rous longs, with all forts of wanton geflures. 

 Such a diverfion is often very troublefome to 

 the neighbourhood, becaufe the inftruments 

 generally ufed at it will allow of no reft all 

 the night. 



I had feen no blue eyes either in the fouth- 

 ern parts of Europe, or in AJia> till I found 

 an Arabian at Suratte whofe irides were not 

 the common colour. I was told, that they 

 were not efteemed in feraglios, perhaps be- 

 caufe they do not fparkle fo well ; but dark 

 eyes feldom look ferious. 



The arms of the Moors confift of mufkets 

 with matches, bows, fabres, and daggers, the 

 latter of which have a fingular fhape : for the 

 handle confifts of two pieces of iron, which 

 are fo far diftant as eafily to afford room for 

 the hand to take hold of two crofs iron bars. 

 The breadth of the blade, near the handle, 

 is three fingers, or about two inches three- 

 quarters, and its length one quarter and half 

 a quarter, or thirteen inches and a half. They 

 like glittering arms and filver hiked fabres. 



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