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 natured to confine his friendship to an individual fellow-creature, cherishing the whole human race with undivided affection.

We travelled for some time without meeting with any remarkable incident, accelerating our course whenever we thought proper, and stopping at every place which promised to afford us pleasure. Count S******i being disposed by nature, and I by my fate, by philosophy and stern necessity, to find every where scope for amusement, we met at all places where we stopped a kind reception, and people with whom we could converse. Nothing is more ridiculous than to travel for the sake of amusement and improvement, and at the same time to pay a nice attention to one's rank. I have known very few ramblers who travelled with that intention, that did not display more or less of that foolish pomp. A traveller never ought to expect real pleasure and benefit from his rambles, if he is not initiated in the great