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Letter XII. Vienna. Dress and assemblies of the Austrian ladies-gala daysconvent of St. Lawrence—wooden head of their amu

our Saviour-dress of the nuns sements-particulars concerning a beautiful nun- reflections on the monastic state, etc.

Letter XIII. Vienna. Description of the Emperor's repository.

Letter XIV. from Prague. General state of Bohemia-Prague described with reference to Vienna.

Letter XV. from Leipzig. Dangerous journey from Prague to Leipzig-character of Dresden -the Saxon and Austrian ladies compared anecdotes of the Countess of

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Cozelle-Leipzig and its fair described.

Letter XVI. from Brunswic. Brunswic for what considerable.

Letter XVII. from Hanover. Bad regulations of the post in Germany-character

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of the young prince (afterwards king George II.) short account of Hanoverof the country in travelling through Germany, compared with England.

Letter XVIII. Hanover. Description of the women of Hanover-the traineaus or snow sledges described-particulars of the Empress of Germany.

Letter XIX. Blankenburg. Motive of lady M.'s journey to Blankenburg-her reception by the Dutchess of Blankenburg— the description of Hanover continued perfection to which fruit is brought by means of Stoves at Herenhausen- recommendation of chamber-stoves.

Letter XX. from Vienna. Diversions of the carnival remarks on the music aud

balls the Italian comedy--the air and weather at Vienna

visions.

the markets and pro

Letter XXI. Vienna. Lady M's au

dience of leave-absurd taste for dwarfs at the German courts - reflections on this taste-- remarks on the inhabitants of Vienna a word or two concerning prince Eugene, and the young prince of Portugal.

Letter XXII. Vienna. Reflections on her intended journey to Constantinople.

Letter XXIII. from Peterwaradin. Journey from Vienna hither-reception at Raab-visit from the bishop of Temeswar, with his character-description of Raabits revolutions- --remarks on the state of Hungary, with the Emperor Leopold's persecution of his protestant Hungarian subjectsdescription of Buda-its revolutions - the inhabitans of Hungary-Essek described. the Hungarian ladies and their dress.

Letter XXIV. from Belgrade. Character of the Rascian soldierstheir priests.

appearance of the field of Carlowitz, after the late battle between prince Eugene and

the Turks-reception at, and account of Belgrade the murder of the late Bassa -cha

racter of Achmet Beg.

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Letter XXV from Adrianople. Description of the deserts and inhabitants of Serviacruel treatment of the

baggage-carriers by the Janizaries—some

Nissa the capital

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country about Adrianople.

Letter XXVI. Adrianople. Entertaining account of the baths at Sophia, and lady M.'s reception at them.

Letter XXVII. Adrianople. Why our accounts of the Turks are so imperfectoppressed condition of the Servians-teeth money, what- -character of the Turkish Effendisfarther particulars of Achmet Beg-Mahometism like Christianity divided into many sectaries remarks on some of their notions-religion of the Arnautsconjectures relating to Trajan's gate-present view of the country.

Letter XXVIII. from Adrianople. Marriage of the Grand Signior's eldest daughterthe nature of the Turkish governmentGrand Signior's procession to Mosque - his person described-particulars relating to the French Ambassador's lady-character and behaviour of the Janizaries-the Janizaries formidable to the Seraglio.

Letter XXIX. Adrianople. Lady M. describes her Turkish dress--the persons and manners of the Turkish ladies- - their dress when they go abroad-their address at intriguing-possessed of more liberty than is generally imagined-the plurality of wives allowed by the Koran seldom indulged.

Letter XXX. Adrianople. Manner in which the Turks pass their time. -the present pastoral manners of the Easterns, a confirmation of the descriptions of the Grecian poets-give great light into many Scripture passages-specimen of Turkish poetry-a ve,sion given by lady M. in the English

stile.

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