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eggs—Politeness of the Turks—Circumcision feast—Voluptuousness—Serpent
charmers—The Pyramids—Vegetation of the desert—The
lion ant—Impregnation of palm-trees—Soils of Palestine—Jerusalem—The
Dead Sea—Apples of Sodom—The dudaim, or mandrakes—Silkworm—Cyprus—Dies
at Smyrna 52


LADY WORTLEY MONTAGUE.

Born 1690.—Died 1762.

Born in Northamptonshire—Masculine education—Early life—Friendship
with Mrs. Wortley—Marriage—Violent love of fame—Accompanies
her husband abroad—Holland—Germany—Ratisbon—Absurd
quarrels of ambassadors—Descends the Danube—Vienna—Letters of
Pope—Coarseness of language—Extravagant costume of the women—Beauty
of the empress—Bohemia—Mountain scenery—Dangerous
pass—Dresden—New mode of making love—Dwarfs—Taste of royalty
for the deformed—Prince Eugene—Hungary—Field of battle—Belgrade—Becomes
acquainted with a handsome bey—Servia—Visit
to the baths of Sophia—Exquisite female beauty—Ruins of Justinian's
Church—Teeth-money—Adrianople—Pretended intrigues of Lady
Mary with the sultan—Beautiful costume of the women—Intrigues—Homeric
antiquities—History of inoculation—Enthusiastic admiration
of beauty—lovely wife of the kihaya—Dancing girls—Enters a
mosque—Singular dwelling—Constantinople—Village of Belgrade—Elysium—Greek
slaves—Cosmetics—Balm of Mecca—The Dardanelles—Hero
and Leander—Site of Troy—Coast of Africa—Carthage—Arrival
in England—Pope—Love—Quarrels—Grows weary of pleasures—Removes
to Italy—Remains abroad twenty-two years—Returns
to England—Dies 72


RICHARD POCOCKE.

Born 1704.—Died 1765.

Born at Southampton—Education—Visits France—Italy—Returns—Departs
for the East—Original travellers—Ruins of Egypt—Alexandria—Egyptian
landscape—Mohammedan saints—Cairo—District of
Faioum—Lake Mœri—Origin of the fable of the Elysian Fields—The
Labyrinth—Ascends the Nile—The Cataracts—Returns—Embarks for
the Holy Land—Arab harem—Jerusalem—The Dead Sea—Northern
Syria—Mesopotamia—Lebanon—Trip li—Cyprus—Worship of Venus—Paphos—Amathusia—Crete—White
Mountains—Mount Ida—Islands
of the Archipelago—Asia Minor—Constantinople—Mount
Athos—Vale of Tempé—Field of Pharsalia—Zeitoun—Tremendous
earthquake—Thermopylæ—The Eurypus—Bœotia—Attica—Returns
to England—Dies 101


JOHN BELL.

Born 1690.—Died 1780.

Born at Antermony—Embarks for Petersburg—Sets out for Persia—Descends
the Volga—The Caspian—Falcons—Extraordinary incident