Of TRAVELS and TRAVELLERS. 



flexions, nor aflame the gift of predicting future 

 event i but fuch as recount, neither too foon, 

 nor too late, the feveral events as they ariie, in 

 a natural ilyle, in a faithful and impartial man- 

 ner, and without glofs or comment ; leaving to 

 their readers the care of making, on each event, 

 their critico-politico-prophetical reflections. 



CHAP. XIV. 

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TRAVELS and TRAVELLERS. 



A Great traveller makes a good liar* fays the 

 proverb \ and Strabo afiferts, that every 

 man, who relates his travels, relates falfities : 

 but whatever the proverb or Strabo may fay, 

 it is to the relations of travellers that we owe 

 our knowledge of the (late of the world, and 

 cfpccially of fuch countries as are at a great 

 diflanccfrom us. The utility of thdc relations; 

 their great number, which amounts to more 

 than 1300 that are already printed i the iatis- 



