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parts with that metal. This is a proof, that all 

 the treafures in the world are incapable of fatisfy- 

 ing man, as foon as avidity has once g§ined the 

 empire in his heart. 



The Spaniards were not contented with the 

 riches of Peru -, they mufl flill go to difcover a 

 Doradoy that is, a country where the rocks and 

 ftones are all of gold. The Indians, in order 

 to flatter the avidity of their enemies, and at 

 the fame time to get them out of their country, 

 never ceafed amufing them with accounts of the 

 gold, fiiver, diamonds, and pearls with which 

 that country abounded. Their defire of getting 

 rid of their unwelcome guefts, induced them to 

 ipare nothing towards perfuading them of the 

 e^ciftence of this pretended country. The Spa- 

 niards believed thefe accounts, in which they 

 were jnterefled •, and this is faid to be the origin 

 of the famous Dorado, which has made fo much 

 noifc in the world. 



The report was current, that, after pafTing a 

 long chain of mountains covered with fnow, one 

 entered upon ^ vaft plain exceedingly well peo- 

 pled, in which was the B Grade that every one 

 ^ilhed to difcover, 



^efada^ 



