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* defired to fee. They picked out fome chofei^ 
4 companions, who might affift them in defcrib^ 
4 ing, and painting the objects they lhould meet 
* with. At length they arrived at the moon, 
4 and found a palace there well fitted up for 
4 their reception. The next day, being very 
4 much fatigued with their journey, they kept 
* quiet at home till noon * and being fbill faint 
4 they refreflied themfelves with a moft delicir 
4 ous entertainment, which they relifhedfo well, 
4 that it overcame their curiofity. This day they 
4 only law through the windows that delightfull 
4 fpot, adorned with the moft beautiful flowers, 
4 to which the beams of the fun gave anuncom- 
4 mon luftre, and heard the finging of moft me- 
4 lodious birds till evening came on. The next 
4 day they rofe very early in order to begin their 
4 obfervations *, but fome very beautifull young 
4 ladies of the countrey, coming to make them a 
4 vifit,advifedthemfirft to recruit their ftrength 
4 before they expofed themfelves to the labori T 
4 ous talk they were about to undertake. 
4 The delicate meats, the rich wines, the 
4 beauty of the damfels prevailed over the re- 
4 folution of thefe ftrangers. A fine concert of 
4 mufic is introduced, the young ones begin to 
f dance, and all is turned to jollity, fo that this 
I 4 whole 
