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fea, the explofion of cannon, the found of trumpets, 

 and all the noife of wan 



His road then lies through lofty woods, where ferpents 

 and lizards of many beautiful forts crawl upon the ground, 

 and where innumerable monkies, cats and parrots, 

 clamber upon the trees, and intimidate him as he paffes ; 

 or through flowery thickets, where he is delighted with 

 the finging of birds, the harmony of flutes, and all kinds 

 of foft inftrumental mufic : fometimes, in this romantic 

 excurfion, the pafTenger finds himfelf inextenfive receffes, 

 furrounded with arbors of jeffamine, vine and rofes, 

 where beauteous Tartarean damfels, in loofe tranfparent 

 robes, that flutter in the air, prefent him with rich 

 wines, mangoftans, ananas, and fruits of Quangfi; crown 

 him with garlands of flowers, and invite him to tafte 

 the fweets of retirement, on Perfian carpets, and beds of 

 cam u fat h fkin down, 



Thefe enchanted fcenes always abound with water- 

 works, fo contrived as to produce many furprizing effects; 



and 



