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had seen in the country. In fact, the mules of Turkey, and particu- 
larly in this part of it, are much larger and finer limbed than any of 
the sort in Persia. So that the Mirza , when we were travelling toge¬ 
ther, was on the point of buying several as a present for the King, de¬ 
claring that His Majesty had none of equal beauty. 
Tosia is a large town situated among beautiful environs on the slope 
of a hill, and presents itself in its whole extent intermixed with several 
handsome mosques. The post-house is just on the skirts of the 
town. 
We proceeded from Tosia to Coja Hissar, distant eight hours. On 
leaving Tosia we entered on an amphitheatre of land, rising in gentle 
acclivities all around, cultivated more richly than I can describe. The 
bed of the valley was one layer of corn fields, fenced off by hedges of 
evergreens and fine trees. We then came to large plantations of rice, 
and extensive tracts of vineyards. The road was beautifully shaded 
on both sides, until we came to a station of guards of the mountains, 
where we entered their waste district, and quitted the cultivation. We 
reached Coja Hissar about three hours before sun-set. I went into the 
coffee-house attached to the post-house; and after having eat some 
soup and meat-balls,* I laid myself down to sleep. We had heard 
that two thousand of the Delhis were encamped in the neighbourhood, 
about two hours distant from the place; and accordingly determined 
to pass them in the night. Little sleep is necessary to the body: when 
I was awakened by my Janizary , just at the dusk of the evening, I 
thought that it was the grey of the morning, and that I had slept 
through the night; and I upbraided him therefore with laziness, for not 
having proceeded as we had agreed the night before. I felt as refreshed 
with the three hours rest, as if I had slept undisturbed through a whole 
night, although I had taken no sleep since I had left Amasia , except 
what had been forced upon me when on my horse. Though sleep will 
* (i Chorbah, soup; Dolmah, meat-balls, in vine leaves,” 
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