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leading nearer and nearer to prefumption, when the place 
itfelf where I flood, the object of my vain-glory, fuggefted 
what depreffed my fhort-lived triumphs. Iwas buta few 
minutes arrived at the fources of the Nile, through num- 
berlefs dangers and fufferings, the leaft of which would 
have overwhelmed me but for the continual goodnefs 
and protection of Providence; I was, however, but then 
half through my journey ,and all thofe dangers which I 
had already pafled, awaited me again on my return. I 
found a:defpondency gaining ground faft upon me, and 
blafting the crown of laurels I had too rafhly woven for my- 
felf. Irefolved therefore to divert, till | could on more folid 
reflection overcome its progrefs. 
{ saw Strates expecting me on the fide of the hill. “ Stra- 
tes, faid I, faithful fquire, come and triumph with your 
Don Quixote at that ifland of Barataria where we have wife- 
ly and fortunately brought ourfelves; come and triumph ~ 
with me over all the kings of the earth, all their armies, 
all their philofophers, and all their heroes.”—“ Sir, fays 
Strates, I do not underfland a word of what you fay, and 
as little what you mean: you very well know I am no 
{cholar ; but you had much better leave that bog, come into 
the houfe, and look after Woldo; I fear he has fomething 
further to feek than your fafh, for he has been talking with 
_ the old devil-worfhipper ever fince we arrived.”—“ Did they 
{peak fecretly together, faid I ?’—* Yes, Sir, they did, I aflure 
you.”—* And in whifpers, Strates !’— As for that, replied 
he, they need not have been at the pains; they under- 
fland one another, I fuppofe, and the devil their mafler un- 
derftands them both; but as for me I comprehend their 
difcourfe no more than if it was Greek, as they fay. Greek! 
ie _, fays 
