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SO many licurU in Lisbon, are liere seldom to be 

 met witlL* Tbe lower elasa may be seen covered 

 by thdr soaii^Ik, walkiitif at & hjai&ml pace to 



or confession ; the only (iLities for wliich ^ 

 Portngnesc" fennilc considers it wortli while to 

 take exercise. The hifi'lier chi.ss are carried from 

 one street to another by negroes, in ckinisy and 

 tawdry palankeens* 

 I haw l^tt otis^r^ ibaf Maom signifies In 



tlu^ Portnauesc lanp'viaire a mallet, and the nanu' 

 has been given tu it fruui the resend)hoice of the 

 peniosnla to that iustruiiient ; the sandy isthmus 

 5vltM ifnnd ^11^ 0oimi0la% tb^ ^fet^led spot 

 iip&)i wUdlk Maead Itus b^dii ei^^ to tka main 

 land, resembles the handle. At the distance of 

 about half-way across this stxndy neck of land 

 the Chinese barrier is erected, beyond wliieli nu 

 European is sql^d te |)!^. 



The immmg ^^^m ^ mf dsp^irtare Irrnn 

 Macao, I visited aaoffteff CliHa^se tenii>le, situ- 

 ated near the sandy isthmus. It had iiotbiim- 

 to recommend it for picturesque or romuntie 

 totety ; M ittterfiM?' wasf mm mmnvQ thm. 

 the I had prei^iemsty visited. Pa$sin^ 

 til3?0Ugll- lih* temple, numerous granite rocks 

 were scattered about the brow of a hill in their 

 natural state, and ujjou many <»r Hieui weif 

 Chinese inscriptions, pioliabl^ luural sentenees, 



