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 the emperor and many lords aſcended, for the ſake of ſeeing in large a monſter: vaſt numbers of people came alſo upon the ſame errand; and when the workmen found that they had thoroughly ſecured him, they cut all the ſtrings with which he was bound; and upon his riſing upon his legs, they ſhewed the greateſt marks of wonder and a aſtoniſhment...

R Gulliver was no ſooner on his legs, than he was pleaſed at beholding the proſpect of the country: large fields of forty feet Square: woods, at leaſt ſixty feet long; and tall trees, almoſt ſeven feet high and the city on the left hand, which looked like the view of London in a raree ſhew.

The emperor having deſcended from the tower, came forward, with the queen, and many ladies, to examine Mr Gulliver more minutely. He ordered his cooks and butlers to prepare ten waggon loads of meat, and tan of wine; and he and his attendants ſat at ſome diſtance to ſee him dine. With regard to the emperor's perſon, he is taller by a quarter of an inch than any of his ſubjects, which is enough to ſtrike them all with awe. His dreſs was plain and ſimple: but he wore a golden helmet on his head adorned with jewels, and a plume of feathers. He ſuffered Gulliver to take him up into the palm of his hand, after having drawn his ſword to defend himſelf, if he ſhould not be uſed kindly. The emperor ſpoke often to Mr Gulliver, and Mr Gulliver as often anſwered him, but all to no purpoſe, for they could not underſtand one another. When the court withdrew, he