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spL'cimeus collected was a Hhus, Fieniingia^ 

 Mom, Mahay d rcopm^ &e. 

 Oa tlie Isi Orsttiksp I visited Ma^. Thb 



;i very ]iir*tnrcsf|ii(3 and romnntit^ aspect, on ap- 

 proacljiiig it from tlic sea : it is situated upon a 

 pcuinsida, audj from bearing some resemblance 

 t£i « tualiet, Jias Tccdved tli« -msik^ Macao, wlii©h 



m the Portuguo.'^e language signifies that instru- 

 mtmt. The white hou^its, rising one above the 

 other; the \\i<Ai iiinuntaiiis in llie 1 jack-ground, 

 and about it; the castle^ and inonasteriesj perched 

 on l^<&^^C«vated sniaiilits tjl s^e of tM Ihilld ; 

 the numeroua sacred edifices, elevating them- 

 selves aliove the neighbouring houses, the most 

 conspicuous ol>jects in all Honian Catholic coim- 

 trieSj — all contribute to the beauty of this little 

 city X it fie^^ed^ l^ottt froto. ikt in^a^litead^^d on 

 landings M^tsMigm^ towjo^ wHoh the t^ 

 and wealth of our native land had been added, 

 not the least cause of its neatness or beauty : 

 it contains also very agreeable society, both for 



The streets Maeao are vety naxiw t ^is, 

 however, affords shelter to the peijeatrian from 

 the fervent rays of xWi sun ; tliey are liI;t;wiso 

 ill-paved and very steep, the bouses rising from 

 the Praija Grande on cnv. side, and the inner 



