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 16 HISTORY OF THE THREE neat's tongue : with a little fore head, and eyes ſo far ſunk into her head, that 'tis impoſſible to ſee ſhe has any without a teleſcope. Her noſe has ſo great a kindneſs for her chin, that they are always kiſſing one another; and her mouth which exhales a charming odour like that of brimſtone, is ſo wide, that it is not unlike a crocodile's. Muſt not all this form a complete beauty? Without doubt, ſaid the Caliph, who, though impatient to hear the ſtory of the three crumps, almoſt died with laughing at the porter's comical deſviption ; you are ſo excellent a printer, that I fancy I ſee this cutler woman, and would lay a wager I could find her out amongſt a thouſand. Well then, ſays the porter, ſince you know her now as well as if you had ſeen her, imagine that you ſee this love- ly creature covered with a great veil that hides all her perfections, come to chooſe me towards night at the foot of the bridge from amongſt five or ſix of my comrades, and promiſe me in my ear four ſequins if I would follow her. The deſire of gain entices. me, I ſly towards her houſe, go in with her : ſhe throws off her veil's I am frighted at the fight almoſt out of my wits; the certainly per- ceives it, and to encourage me, pops into my hand a great ſiaggon of wine. I own, ſir, it was ſo excellent, that without inquiring what country it came from, I emptied the Haggon. Yet I could not help trembling all the while I drank it: I was afraid ſhe had a mind to mike me drunk, that live might afterwards debauch me, and get me to ſpend the night with her. And it was not without grounds, that I feared this; for ſhe 'careſſed me enough to make me believe it. After the wine; ſhe brought me a great bottle of dare brandy; ſhe amourouſly pours me out a large glaſs full, which I tipped off without any more a-do: then the pro- poſed