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tains of Bohemia, have been Haves for many ages 

 paft; whereas the Angrias, and the Marattahs, 

 are free men and tyrants in the South of India. 

 There are feveral republics on the northern coaft 

 of Africa, where it is exceffively hot. The Turks, 

 who have laid hold of the fineft provinces of Eu- 

 rope, iffued from the mild Climate of Afia. The 

 timidity of the Siamefe, and of moft Afiatics, has 

 been quoted ; but it is to be imputed, in thofe 

 Nations, to the multitude of their tyrants, rather 

 than to the heat of their countries. The Macaf- 

 fars, who inhabit the ifland of Celebes, ficu- 

 ated almoft under the Line, are poflefTed of a 

 courage fo intrepid, as the gallant Count Forbin 

 relates, that a fmall number of th-em, armed with 

 poniards only, put to flight the whole force under 

 his command, at Bancock, confiding of Siamefe 

 and French, though the former were very nume- 

 rous, and the others armed with muflcets and bay- 

 onets. 



If from courage we make the tranfition to love, 

 we fliall find that Climate has no more a deter- 

 mining power over Man, in the one cafe than in 

 the other. I might refer niyfelf, for proof of the 

 excefTes of this paffion, to the teftimony of travel- 

 lers, to afcertain which has the fuperiority, in this 

 refpeft, the Nations of the South, or thofe of the 

 North. In all countries love is a torrid Zone to 



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