Mammuth Or Human Nature Displayed On A Grand Scale In A Tour With The Tinkers Into The Inland Parts Of Africa

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1789 edition. Excerpt: ...life; that he never knew a finer genius for abstracted speculation, nor a greater taile or turn for rational and important inquiry, nor greater mildness of temper, or unassuming modesty of manners. There is nothing, said he, about him like pedantry and self-conceit. You see, how patiently he bears contradiction; and if he contradicts you, in return, without ceremony, it is, because, judging from his own feelings-, he conceives that it will not give you any manner of pain. If he did, I am sure there is not a courtier in London London or Paris who would qualify his difference of opinion by greater delicacy of expression. I expressed deep regret that so much merit should be sunk in obscurity, and my hopes that it was neither unknown, nor unnoticed in the neighbourhood. "As c to his obscurity/' said he, c it c is the happiest lot, since he thinks u so, that could befal him. At the fame time, I have endeavoured, "though in vain, to bring his com44 pany in request in the narrow "circle of folks of good condition, c who yet admit me, occasionally, c into their company. But the foxu hunters laugh at him; the poli41 ticians despise him; and the clergy c are jealous of him, and even talk c of prosecuting him on account of what they call the impiety of the "7 c skeleton." Ci skeleton." Here the exciseman took his leave of us, and, putting spurs to his horse, pursued his journey. CHAP. V. I meet ninth an old Acquaintancewith whom I travel into dijiant Countries. THUS far I had proceeded with roy tour with the tinkers, when I read over what 1 had written with not a little complacency. Well, laid 1 to myself, this matter is neither incurious, nor uninstructive, nor, what is of greater importance, altogether unpleasant. But if I select from a tour of...

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