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in the cradle, is revived and applied to him. as foretelling 

 the fweetnefs of his elocution. 



To Lalibala fucceeded ImeranhaChriflos, remarkable for 

 nothing but being fon of fuch a father as Lalibala, and fa- 

 ther to fuch a fon as Naacueto Laab ; both of them diflin* 

 guifhed for works very extraordinary, though very differ- 

 ent in their kind. The firft, that is thofe of the father we 

 have already hinted at, confuting in great mechanical un- 

 dertakings. The other was an operation of the mind, of 

 flill more difficult nature, a victory over ambition, the vol- 

 untary abdication of a crown to which he fucceeded with- 

 out imputation of any crime. 



TeclaHaimanout, a monk and native of Abyflmia, had 

 been ordained Abuna, and had founded the famous monaf- 

 tery of Debra Libanos in Shoa. He was a man at once cele- 

 brated for the fanctity of his life, the goodnefs of his undei- 

 flanding, and love to his country; and, by an extraordinary 

 influence, obtained over the reigning king Naacueto Laab,' 

 he perfuaded him, for confeience fake, to refign a crown, 

 which (however it might be faid with truth, that he re- 

 ceived it from his father) could never be purged from the 

 (lain and crime of ufurpation. 



In all this time, the line, of Solomon had been continued 

 from Del Naad, who, we have feen, had efcaped from the 

 mafTacre of Damo, under Judith. Content with poilefling 

 the loyal province of Shoa, they continued their royal refi- 

 Icnce there, without having made one attempt, as far as 

 hiftory tells us, towards recovering their ancient kingdom. 



RACE 



