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Colour, in the attitude of flourifhing about 

 them with their fwords : this has no Chinefe 

 appearance ; for, even fuppofing they knew 

 the complexion of the Americans (of which, 

 however, I greatly doubt), they would moft 

 probably be of opinion that the honour of at- 

 tending upon the gods belonged to themfelves 

 alone, exclufive of all others. Thefe flames 

 have iikewife wider eyes than are to be met 

 With among the Chinefe. Perhaps they were 

 intended to fhew the univerfaluy of the church 

 of Rome, about v/hich they give themfelves 

 more trouble than about all its other qualities. 

 In the back-parts is a court furrounded with 

 low buildings ; before it (lands an high, open, 

 large houfe, which is broader than long, as 

 is ufual in pagodas. Steps furround the whole 

 building, as is ufual in the South of Europe. 

 Nobody is allowed to pais through the door, 

 for reafons unknown : therefore I decline ad- 

 vancing any uncertain furmifes concerning the 

 idols, which could hardly be difcerned in fo 

 dark a room. On advancing forr.ewhat fur- 

 ther, you again come to a yard, which is divid- 

 ed by a canal, and has Iikewife a pagoda of 

 two ftories high on the other fide. In the 

 lower itory a fquat, fat, half-naked idol, is 

 feated upon an altar or fofa ; it feems ro be 

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