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7. We had not refted there a quarter of an 

 hour, before we heard a mock Trumpet ftrike 

 up a little above us, affording a moft melodious 

 Sound, by help of the ecchoing Woods and Hills -, 

 which was inftantly fucceeded by a Concert of two 

 Violins, a Bafe Viol, and a Haut-boy, with good 

 Voices. To be plain, I was fo charmed with the 

 Mufick, that I almoit believed myfelf to be fud- 

 denly tranfported into enchanted Ground, and 

 afked my Friend (who as well as myfelf had fate 

 mute all the while) the meaning of it. He con- 

 ducted me about an hundred yards up higher, by 

 the fide of the fame Rivulet, where from a fmall 

 Eminence, we had at forty yards diftance the 

 view of a Garden pretty regularly planted (I 

 mean for that part of the World) with confidera- 

 ble Rows of Citron Shrubs, Lemon Shrubs, O- 

 range-trees, Lime-trees, Coco, Shaddock,. Pom- 

 granates, Cailiew-Cherrles, called at Jamaica 

 Apples, Bonanoes and Plantains -, befides. Ana- 

 nas or Pine- Apples, Tannio, India Pepper, Ocra, 

 Indian Kale, Afparagus, Lettuces, and indeed all 

 forts of European Roots and Herbs that will grow 

 in fo warm a Latitude, particularly with Carrots 

 and Turnips. Shaddock Fruit is the fliape of an 

 Orange, and taftes not unlike it, though not with 

 fo rich a Flavour ; it is of a beautiful Lemon co- 

 lour, and as big as my two Fifts. The Lime 

 Fruit is a kind of Crab or Baftard Lemon, and 



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