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368 nor do female mourners ever attend these last sad offices of humanity, to weep with decent and pious sorrow over the remains of their departed friends.

The day after our return from our excursion to Broek and Saardam, we took our leave, probably for ever, of the capital of Holland. — Let me here perform the promise which I made to the good mistress of our hotel, that on my return to England I would speak of her house in the terms which I thought it deserved. — The civilities and highly useful attentions of Mrs. Oosterlinck during our stay in Amsterdam, entitle her to my most respectful acknowledgements; and I can safely recommend her hotel, the Doele, on the Cingel, as one of the most pleasant and agreeable houses of accommodation to be met with in Holland. The Cingel is one of the principal streets in Amsterdam, and near the centre of the town. It may not be improper to add, that our charges at the Doele were extremely reasonable; a full third less, I am satisfied, than, under similar