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quisite scents. He also speaks of Ligurinus, proud of the 

 beauty of his countenance. ^ 



I see plainly, dear Leander, that these sketches provoke 

 your laughter and your indignation at the same time : but I 

 think that my ready compliance with your wishes, will give a 

 new energy to our correspondence, and shew the warmth of 

 the afFe6tion of your 



FILALETES. 



The above specimens of Peruvian literature, given under 

 the head of Customs and Manners, may be considered as so 

 many views of society in that country. It only remains to add 

 to them a sketch of domestic economy, as it refers to the edu- 

 cation of children. This produ6tion bears the signature of 

 EusTACHio Phylomathes, and sets out as follows : 



Six years ago I was united in wedlock, in this capital, to 

 Teopiste, a beautiful and virtuous female, but possessed of 

 the prejudices of her sex. Heaven has bestowed on me three 

 girls and a boy. The sight of them, and their company, 

 constitute the whole of my felicity ; and their education is the 

 obje6l of all my solicitude. At the beginning of the last year, 

 I was obliged to undertake a journey to Cuzco ; — a sacrifice 

 which was required by the state of my affairs, and the narrow- 

 ness of my fortune. During six months I was separated from 

 my wife and my children. It is necessary to be a good hus- 

 band, and a good father, to be enabled to appreciate the value 

 of these precious names. God alone knows what my heart 

 suffered during so long an absence ! 



My pursuits at length enabled me to reach this territory, 



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