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to fing. One of the prettiefl: immediately rofe 

 up, and foon gained our applaufe : yet Ihe fang 

 nothing but 





aJ>ou lelley ; apou hlley ; apou lellcy apon hllrj , 



which fhe repeated for at leafl half an hour j 

 but Ihe difplaycd fo much grace in the motions" 

 with which flie accompanied this air, that we 

 were forry (lie left off fo foon. Her arms were 

 brought forward, one after the other, and fol- 

 lowed the time, while llie raifcd her feet, fland- 

 ing, however, always in the fame place: each 

 divifion of the time was marked with the fore- 

 finger ; this Hie ftruck on the middle-finger,, 

 which flie kept extended by the thumb; and 

 fometimes the thumb was carried againft the 

 middle-finger and the fore-finger. The charms 

 of thefe motions were particularly owing to the 

 beautiful fliape of the hands and arms, {o com- 

 mon among thefe people, and of which this 

 young girl afforded a very flriking example. 

 Two other young girls then repeated the fame 

 tune, which they fang in parts, the one conflantly 

 a fifth under the other, and feveralmen rofe up to 

 dancetothefoundoftheir melodious voices: they 

 beat time, by motions analoo-ous to thofe of the 



