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tirely neglected. They are invited to one dinner 

 on their arrival, and to another when preparing to 

 depart : and this is the whole amount of our hof- 

 pitaiity. For my own part, incapable of acquit- 

 ting the obligations of this kind which I lie under 

 to the Great of foreign countries, I repay them to 

 their commonalty. 



I perceive a German travelling on foot; I ac- 

 coft him, I invite him to flop and take a little re- 

 pofe at my habitation. A good fupper, and a glafs 

 of good wine, difpofe him to communicate to me 

 the occafion of his journey. He is an officer ; he 

 has ferved in Pruffia and in Ruffia; he has been 

 witnefs to the partition of Poland. I interrupt him 

 to make my enquiries after Marefchal Count Mu- 

 nichy the Generals de Fillebois and du Bofquet, the 

 Count de Munchio, my friend M. de Taiibenheim, 

 Prince Xatorinjki, Field Marefchal of the Polifli 

 Confederation, whofe prifoner I once was. Moffc 

 of them are dead, he tells me ; the reft are fuper- 

 annuated, and retired from all public employment. 

 Oh ! how melancholy it is, I exclaim, to travel 

 from one's country, and to make acquaintance 

 with eftimable men abroad, whom we are never to 

 fee more ! Oh Î how rapid a career is human life ! 

 Happy the man who has it in his power to employ 

 it in doing good I My gueft favours me with a 

 (hort detail of his adventures : to thefe I pp.y the 



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