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fincerely and from the bottom of my heart, be- 

 lieve, that when the Trumpeters and Singers on 

 that folemn occafion were as one, to make one 

 Sound to be heard in praifing and thanking the 

 Lord ; and when they lifted up their Voices with 

 the Trumpets, Cymbals, Harps, Pfalteries, 

 Sackbuts, and other mufical Inftruments, in that 

 holy exercife ; They even Then could not excell 

 the Harmony of thefe little Creatures, with 

 which I was ferenaded every night. It is a laying 

 true in a good meafure, that Familiarity begets 

 Contempt of moft things -, But this I affirm upon 

 the word of a Chriftian, whofe Religion teaches 

 him open-heartednefs, that my Ardour and Zeal 

 to join Voices with them in Allelujas to honour 

 the Divine Effence, was not one fingle jot fallen 

 or abated to the laft moment of my flay at Nevis ; 

 though perhaps feveral Perfons by being their 

 whole life time ufed to hear it, as well as for 

 want of a right Education, were far enough from 

 thinking it fo very fine ; and perhaps too, multi- 

 tudes of thofe who never had the opportunity of 

 hearing it, will not credit me ; But that I do 

 not regard -, For I ever look upon a Multitude as 

 a many-headed Monfter that is determined to 

 believe juft as it has an inclination to do: Multi- 

 tudes of Scholars help to compofe this Monfter. 

 In fhort, a Hautboy, with a Bafs Viol, and two 

 Violins, would certainly have given them much 



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