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dered by the fons of a neighbouring prince. To re- 

 " venge his death, I daily went a hunting with fome 

 " men, in hopes of retaliating upon his alTaflins ; but I 

 " had the misfortune to be furprized, taken, and bound ; 

 hence thefe ignoble fears. I was afterwards fold to 

 your European countrymen on the coaft of Guiana — a 

 punifliment which was deemed greater than inftant 

 « death." 



The hiftory of Quaco, my black boy, was ftill more 

 extraordinary : — " My parents," faid he, lived by hunt- 



ing and fifliing : I was ftolen from them very young, 

 " whilft playing on the fands with two little brothers ; 

 " I was put into a fack, and carried for feveral miles. I 

 " afterwards became the flave of a king, on the coaft of 

 " Guinea, with feveral hundreds more. When our mafter 

 " died, the principal part of his Haves were beheaded 



and buried along with him; I, with fome other chil- 



dren of my age, were beftowed as prefents to the dif- 

 " ferent captains of his army ; and the mafter of a Dutch 

 " fliip afterwards had me, in exchange for a mulket and 

 " fome gun-powder." — Each loves his country beft, if 

 mild its laws, or rigid : 



" The naked negro^ panting at the line, 



" Boafts of his golden fands and palmy wine j 



*' Bafks in the glare, or ftems the tepid wave, 



" And thanks his gods for all the good they gave : — 



" Such is the patriot's boaft, where'er he roam, 



" His firft beft country ever is at home*" 



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