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than the Englifli. I wifhed for fome of our 

 gouty friends, or our generous and portly citi- 

 zens of London, to debate the queftion. The 

 palm had not then, perhaps, been tacitly fur- 

 rendered. More of Hews and hafhes they 

 may have, but it were difficult to convince an 

 Englifhman that they have better food, or fon- 

 der ftomachs *• 



Something of novelty — fcenes and events 

 different from all we have been accuftomed to 

 in Europe, occur almoft daily to our obfer- 

 vation ; but I am afraid of falling into a tedious 

 tautology by detailing them to you as they 

 chance to arife : yet I like to give you 

 them as they occur ; for, mould I wait to 

 comprefs them under regular and appropri- 

 ate heads, you might never have them at all ; 

 or they might be divefted of the only merit 

 chey poffefs — that of being frefh from the 

 immediate feelings of a firft impreffion : I, 



* The author is allured by a friend, who has long refided 

 among the Dutch, that the citizens of Amfterdam are more 

 pampered than thofe of London — that they beftow more 

 attention refpetting the preparation of their food—that 

 good eating and good cooking are more ftudied, and that 

 the making of feafoned dimes is more a bufmefs among the 

 Hollanders. 



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