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of Poland, in a late partition between the 
two Emprefles and himfelf. 
You may fometimes, in converfation, wifh 
to recolle6t the latitde of the principal cities 
in Europe. The beft method of fixing this 
in your memory, is to trace, with your fin- 
ger thofe that lie in, or near, the fame pa- 
rallel, thus: Beginning with the latitude 41, 
on the weft fide of the map, and palling a 
little above the line 40, you will firft touch 
upon Oporto in Portugal; thence, travelling 
eaftward, you will pafs through Madrid the 
capital of Spain ; thence, over the iiland of 
Sardinia, to Naples in Italy: and thence to 
Conftantinople. Thefe cities therefore lie 
in, or very near, the fame degree of latitude, 
and therefore enjoy the fame climate, except 
what differences may arife from local cir- 
cumftances. 
If now you move your ringer up to 48, 
and proceed eaftward, as before, you will 
pafs through Paris, Manheim, Ratiibon, 
near Vienna, Prefbourg, through the upper 
part of Hungary and the fouthern extre- 
mity of Ruffia. About the latitude 52 you 
will find London, Amfterdam, Brunfwick, 
Berlin, Warfaw. In 56, patting from weft 
to eaft, on the fame parallel, you will travel 
through 
