"of Feeling left. He had preferv'd, however, his "Understanding, in its full Force; which did but render him more fenfible of his Lofs; for he

plainly perceived, that all his Glory could now "be of no farther Service to him, and that he was "far more miferable, than the most abject of his "Subjects.

"AFTER having spent fome Time in reflecting on his unhappy State, he, at Length, gave thofe "who were about him, to understand, by Signs, that he was defirous of writing fomething; and "proper Conveniences were no fooner brought, than he wrote, tho' with Letters but juft legible, "the following Words. One Kingdom I will give for the Recovery of my Smell, three for my Tafte; five for my Hearing and Speech, and the remain"ing twelve, to him who shall restore me to my Sight. "This Offer of the Schack, was publish'd, by Sound "of Trumpet, throughout all his Kingdoms.

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"AFTER fome Time, Jokdah, a Man of great "Wisdom and Knowledge, and of 115 Years of "Age, came, and, by Means of certain Medi"cines, reftor'd him to his Hearing. The King "made all the Signs he was capable of, to exprefs "his Joy, and being told what he had written,

and afk'd, Whether that was his Will? he con"firm'd it by a Sign. Jokdab, at first, refused "to accept of so great a Reward; however, he, "at Length, confented, under certain Conditions.

"He afterwards made Ufe of the Sap of a Tree, "the Roots, Leaves, and Fruit of which have the "Form of a Tongue: And having diftill'd this "Sap feven Times, with a Fire made of the Wood "of the fame Tree, he had the good Fortune, by "the Application of this Medicine, to reftore the "Schack, by Degrees, to the Ufe of his Tongue, ❝and, at the fame Time, of his Tafte. He, "thereupon, confirm'd his Promife, and caused

"Jokdal

"Jokdab to be actually crown'd in eight King

"doms.

"HOWEVER, the Lofs of his Eyes yet con"tinued to bear fo heavy upon him, that he was • often heard to fay: I would willingly part with not only my remaining Kingdoms, but with the "whole World, if it were in my Power, barely for "the Recovery of my Sight: For unless I am able "to fee that noble created Being of God, the Sun,

my Life is a continual Death. I am not inform'd "whether, or how far, the King obtain'd his "Wishes; becaufe my travelling Companion was "not acquainted with the remaining Part of this "King's History; but I have thought a thousand "Times of it fince, and, in every Thing, approv'd "his Conduct.

"SHOULD there be any one of a different Opi"nion, I would only afk him, whether he would "buy a Kingdom or an Empire, at the Expence "of his Sight, Hearing, Smell and Tafte. I be"lieve even the most ambitious and covetous Per"fon living, would anfwer, No: For of what Ser"vice would his Purchase be to him? Let every "Man, therefore, confider, what an immenfe "Treasure he poffeffes, in the Enjoyment of his "Senfes only, and how unjustifiably he acts, if he "do not fet a right Value upon them; make a "right Ufe of them, and heartily thank GOD for "them; but on the contrary, if he have not Ho"nor and Mony at Command, reckons himself the "moft unhappy of all Mankind.

"BUT fuppofe, that there be fome Perfons in the "World, who for Want of worldly Goods, Friends, "Health, &c. might actually be reckon'd unhappy, "and confequently have fome Caufe for Discontent; "how will thofe Perfons excufe themselves, who "are rich, efteem'd, and healthy, and who poffefs "not only all that is neceffary in this World, but

"a Superfluity of the Gifts of Fortune, and yet "pass their Lives in one continued State of Dif

❝content.

"IT is to you, ye fortunate, yet unhappy, "Wretches, that I now direct my Words. You "fwim, as it were, in a Sea of undeferved Fortune, "with which you are encompafs'd on every Side, "and yet pafs your Lives in Difcontent, without fhewing the leaft Signs of a fatisfied Mind. Why "will you thus put off your Joy from Time to "Time, to a far Day? When will you begin to

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rejoice at your Happiness, and to fhew your "grateful Acknowledgments, for the numerous "Benefits of the ALMIGHTY? The Hour of your "Death will approach, before you become once "fenfible how happy you have been.

"WHAT then is the Reafon of all this Mourn"ing? Perhaps I may guefs at the Cause. Are "you not commiting Idolatry with your own Per"fon? Does not an immoderate Self-Love repre"fent your own Merits in fuch a Light to you, as "if you were worthy of Poffeffing every Thing? "You continually employ your Thoughts on your

prefent imaginary Wants, or perhaps what you "think you may, for the future, ftand in Need of; "but never confider what you actually poffefs. "You neglect making a right Ufe of your Senses; "you neither hear nor fee what are the Works of " GOD.

"THE greatest Satisfaction a Man can partake "of in this World. next to the Performance of "his religious Duties, is when, with a quiet Con"fcience, he, by a rational Ufe of his Senfes, be"holds the Works of Nature, as the Creatures of "the ALMIGHTY. This is an Action, in which "the Angels themselves take Delight, and wherein "they probably find one Part of their Happiness. "As, therefore, much depends on a rational

"Ufe

"Ufe of our Senfes, how advantageous and even "neceffary would it be, for Children to be taught, 66 among other Things, in the Schools, rightly to "apprehend and behold the Prefence of GOD, in "all his Works! I am convinc'd we fhould find "the Fruits of it, not only in our own Duty towards "GOD, and the Satis faction that would thereby "accrue to our own Minds, but by a great Change, "in the Converfation of Mankind; and, on the "other Hand, that a good Deal of every Species "of Peevifhnefs, Murmuring, and Complaint "would be loft.

So far my Manufcript, which needs no farther Application. In my next, I fhall endeavor to give you an adequate Account of the feveral Sorts of People, who, at this Time, inhabit this great City, and am, in the mean Time, as ever, &c.

LETTER XXVIII.

SIR,

HAMBURG. DESIGN, in this, and two or three future Letters, to give you a particular Account of the Circumftances, Qualities, and Manners of the Inhabitants of

this City. As it is a Place of conderable Trade, much the greater Part are Merchants, Retailers or Manufacturers; with thofe Artificers and Laborers, who are dependent on them. The Merchants, who are in great Numbers, are in general a discreet, fober and honeft Sort of People, tho' by much too ceremonious, than which nothing can be more difagreable to an Englishman. This feems, however, to be a modern Vice, not wholly of their

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own Growth, nor learn'd of their Forefathers; but an aukward Imitation carried to the highest Degree of Extravagance, of fomething they think they have seen in foreign Countries; and are refolved to excel in, by overdoing it here. They are nice to a Fault in their Punctilio's, or falfe Points of Honor, and a very trivial Negligence, in that Refpect, often makes an Enemy of the most intimate Friend. I cannot give you a better Idea of these Matters, than by an Inftance that happen'd to myfelf. They are mighty exact in giving the Place of Honor, even in walking the Streets, to thofe to whom by their Rules it is due. The fair Sex, Foreigners, Clergymen, Graduates in Law or Phyfic, and among thefe, those who are married, or most advanced in Years, have progreffively their Rank. With two, the Right-Hand is the Place of Honor; and if you are walking with a Lady, you must be sure to give it, tho' in order thereunto, you should be obliged to thrust your Companion into a Kennel or Puddle, or expose her to the Wipe of a Coach or Cart-Wheel, which in thefe narrow Streets, where there are neither pav'd Stones nor Posts to screen you, is often the Cafe. With three, the Middle is the dignified Station, and with five, the inmoft Right and Left are far more honourable Places than the outmoft. When one leaves the Company, or another joins them, not a Step must be made 'till all are properly adjusted; and when a Coach or a Cart dif turbs their Symmetry, it is not, fometimes, without infinite Difficulty they get into Order again. When a Company meet, who are not perfectly well acquainted with one another, or with whom Rank and Order has not been before fettled, Whifperings to know their Quality and Circumftances, and Ceremonies to afcertain their Stations, generally take up the firft Quarter of an Hour. Ths

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