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muliebre. With Chriftians they afFed to be of their faith. The 
women are fair, have black eyes, and tolerable features. The 
ftrange pra£tice above commemorated, feems a relique of the 
antient diffolute manners of Antioch and Daphne. 
Thence to Aleppo is a journey of eight hours; for two hours 
through corn lands, the reft pafles a barren country. That city 
is vifible at the diftance of two hours, and as you approach 
difplays a moft magnificent appearance. 
