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longer than others, there are few who 

 conftantly praftife it, that die a natural 

 death. The bulls are always the wildeft 

 that can be brought in from the moun- 

 tains or forefts, and have nothing on 

 their horns to prevent their piercing a 

 man the firft ftroke, as they have at 

 Lifbon. I have feen a man, when the 

 bull came at him with the utmoft fury, 

 fpring direftly over the bead's head, and 

 perform this feat feveral times, and at 

 iaft jump on his back, and there fit a 

 confiderable time, the bull the whole 

 time attempting every means to throw 

 him. But though this pradlitioner was 

 fuccefsful, feveral accidents happened 

 while I was there. The ladies, at thefe 

 feafts, are always drefled as fine as poffible ; 

 and, I imagine, go rather to be admired 

 than to receive any amufement from a 

 fight that one fliould think would give 

 them pain. Another amufement for 

 the ladies here, are the nights of their 



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