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lioufe had made the deepeft impreflion upon him, and laid 

 him under the greateft obhgations. 



The family confifted of five young men in the flower of • 

 their youth, and one daughter, whofe name was Berhan 

 Magafs, the Glory (fGrac€^ exceedingly beautiful, gentle, mild,, 

 and affable ; of great underltanding and prudence beyond 

 her age ; the darling, not only of her own family, but 

 ©f all the neighbourhood. 



Bacuffa recov-ering his health, returned fpeedily to the 

 palace, which he entered privately at night, and appeared 

 early next morning fitting in judgment, and hearing caufes, 

 which, with thefe princes, is the firft public occupation of 

 the day., 



A MESSENGER, witli guards and attendants, was immedu- 

 ately fent to Kuara, and Berhan Magafs hurried from her 

 Other's houfe, fhe knew not why, but her furprife was 

 carried to the utmoft, by being prefented and married to 

 the king, no reply, condition, or ftipulation being fufFered. 

 She gained, however,, and preferved his confidence as long 

 as he lived : not that Bacuffa valued himfelf upon conilan- 

 Qj to one wife, more than the reft of his predecefiTors had 

 done. He had, indeed, many miftrefTes, but with thefe he 

 obferved a very fingularrule; he never took to his bed any 

 one woman whatever, the fair Berhan Magafs excepted, 

 without her having been firil fo far intoxicated with wine 

 or fpirits as not to remember any thing that paffed in con- 

 "verfation. 



While 



