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little corrupted, be the very name they 

 brought with them from the Levant / It 

 would be matter of some curiosity, could 

 one meet with an intelligent person among 

 them, to inquire whether, in their jargon, 

 they still retain any Greek words : the Greek 

 radicals will appear in hand, foot, head, 

 water, earth, &c. It is possible that amidst 

 their cant and corrupted dialect many mu- 

 tilated remains of their native language 

 might still be discovered. 



With regard to those peculiar people, the 

 gypsies, one thing is very remarkable, and 

 especially as they came from warmer cli- 

 mates ; and that is, that while other beg- 

 gars lodge in barns, stables, and cow- 

 houses, these sturdy savages seem to pride 

 themselves in braving the severities of Win- 

 ter, and in living sub dio the whole year 

 round. Last September was as wet a month 

 as ever was known ; and yet during those 

 deluges did a young gypsy-girl lie in in 

 the midst of one of our hop-gardens, on 

 the cold ground, with nothing over her but 

 a piece of a blanket extended on a few 



