2 3 3 TO RE EN'S VOYAGE., 



fome of them fpeak a few words of Swedijhi 

 A Chincfc merchant being aiked whether hef 

 had any {lockings? Anfwered, no habb. A per- 

 fon pointed to a pair of (lockings and faid 

 what is that? Oh, faid he, telumbo, tclumbo. 

 When he is to fay great or fmall, he fays 

 grande or galande, and pequenini ;' and fo in 

 other inflances. 



Of their genius and character, others have 

 given accounts. I can but wonder that the 

 miflionaries, when they fpeak of their reign- 

 ing vices, fuch as avarice, voracioufnefs, great 

 and petty thefts, lhould mention nothing of 

 their beaflly lull. It is incredible to fuppofe 

 them not to have known any thing about it. 

 Though the Chinefe are too cautious to boafl: 

 of their irregularities, like fome Europeans $ 

 yet, if you have refided fome time at Canton^ 

 you will underftand the Latin bard, who ima- 

 gined that he tailed the waters of Aganippe, 

 while he was drinking fomething which mould 

 not be named. Some perhaps may think that 

 fuch fins are looked upon by the miffionaries 

 as peccadillos or little offences, which are of 

 fmall account; but that would be judging 

 too hardly of the reverend fathers. Without 

 doubt, they did not chufe to difcredit the na- 



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