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at the convent of the Franciscans" ' Then you have not been there yet , ' said the Gastilian . ' No , ' replied the Frenchman , ' I am now going , it is just time . ' ' I beg you will conduct me there , ' said the Don , ' and you will then see Don Antonio Perez de Valcafro de Redia de Montava de Vcza , & c . g ive to posterity an example of his humility . ' ' And who are these people ? ' asked the Frenchman . 'It is I , " lied the Spaniard' If so' answered the Frenchman ' you had

rep . , , better said , an example of a good appetite . " The gravity and sonorousness of the Spanish language g ive the rhodamonfades , so often made use of by the Spaniards , more appearance of reality , than when uttered in any other language . A Florentine walking with a Spaniard in Florence , they met the grand duke with his brotherthe cardinal . The Florentine asked his

, companion if he was not highly delighted with seeing these two princes ? The Spaniard , after being repeatedly asked , at length replied— ' En Espagna , tenemos quarenta como el cardinal ; dies coma el grand duque ; dos como el papa ; y uno como Dios . Los quarenta , soil los quarinta canonigos de Toledo ; los dies , son los dies grandes de de Espagnalos dos como el son los arcobispos de Toledoet

; papa , , de Sevilla ; el uno como Dios , es nuestro rey . " ' In Spain we have forty like the cardinal ; ten like the grand duke ; two like the pope ; and one like God . The forty , are the forty canons of Toledo ; the ten , are the ten grandees of Spain ; the two , like the pope , are the archbishops of Toledo and Seville ; and the one , like God , is our king /

INDIAN SIMPLICITY . THE very great fondness which the first conquerors of America shewed they had for gold , induced the unfortunate inhabitants of those regions to believe , for some time , that gold was the god of the Europeans . In the year 1511 the caciques , or petty governors of the island of

Cuba , assembled , in order to provide for the defence of their country . Hatvey , the most considerable among them , said , that all precautions would be useless , unless they first endeavoured to obtain the favour of the god of the Spaniards . He immediately ordered a large vessel full of gold to be brought . ' Here , ' continued he , ' is their divinity . Let us celebrate a feast in honour of him ; he will regard us with a

favourable eye . " Directly they began smoking , drinking , and dancing round the treasure , until they fell with drunkenness and fatigue . The next morning . Hatvey assembled the caciques again , and addressed them thus : ' I have bestowed much reflection on the subject on which we spoke yesterday ; my mind is not yet easy ; and , upon full consideration , I do not think we shall ever be safe while the Spaniards' god is among us . Wherever they find him , they establish themselves , to possess him : it is useless for us to conceal him : for they have a wonderful secret by which they discover him . If we

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LONDON: Article 2
TO READERS , CORRESPONDENTS , Sec. Article 3
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, AND CABINET 0F UNIVERSAL LITERATURE. Article 4
A DEFENCE OF MASONRY, Article 4
A CHARGE DELIVERED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNION LODGE, Article 8
HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM. Article 10
ON THE CAUSES OF THE HIGH PRICE OF CORN. Article 17
DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO. Article 19
ON FEMALE EDUCATION. Article 21
ESSAYS ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH HISTORY AND CLASSICAL LEARNING. Article 23
LOUIS XII. KING OF FRANCE. Article 28
DEATH OF THE GREAT MARSHAL TURENNE. Article 29
CURIOUS PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO THE JEWS. Article 31
Untitled Article 34
DESCRIPTION OF A PORTABLE GYN, FOR MOUNTING OR DISMOUNTING ORDNANCE: Article 36
EXCERPTA ET COLLECTANEA. Article 38
THE POISONOUS QUALITY OF MUSCLES CONSIDERED. Article 42
To the EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 43
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 44
POETRY. Article 52
ODE TO FANCY. Article 53
A POETICAL REVERIE ON THE GOUT. Article 54
ON SEEING A VERY SENSIBLE WOMAN WEEPING, WITH A BEAUTIFUL CHILD AT HER SIDE, IN THE SAME SITUATION. Article 55
ON THE AUTHOR OF THE BALLAD CALLED THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD. Article 56
A PIECE FROM A SERIOUS MUSICAL COMPOSITION. Article 57
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 58
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 60
HOME NEWS. Article 62
OBITUARY. Article 66
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at the convent of the Franciscans" ' Then you have not been there yet , ' said the Gastilian . ' No , ' replied the Frenchman , ' I am now going , it is just time . ' ' I beg you will conduct me there , ' said the Don , ' and you will then see Don Antonio Perez de Valcafro de Redia de Montava de Vcza , & c . g ive to posterity an example of his humility . ' ' And who are these people ? ' asked the Frenchman . 'It is I , " lied the Spaniard' If so' answered the Frenchman ' you had

rep . , , better said , an example of a good appetite . " The gravity and sonorousness of the Spanish language g ive the rhodamonfades , so often made use of by the Spaniards , more appearance of reality , than when uttered in any other language . A Florentine walking with a Spaniard in Florence , they met the grand duke with his brotherthe cardinal . The Florentine asked his

, companion if he was not highly delighted with seeing these two princes ? The Spaniard , after being repeatedly asked , at length replied— ' En Espagna , tenemos quarenta como el cardinal ; dies coma el grand duque ; dos como el papa ; y uno como Dios . Los quarenta , soil los quarinta canonigos de Toledo ; los dies , son los dies grandes de de Espagnalos dos como el son los arcobispos de Toledoet

; papa , , de Sevilla ; el uno como Dios , es nuestro rey . " ' In Spain we have forty like the cardinal ; ten like the grand duke ; two like the pope ; and one like God . The forty , are the forty canons of Toledo ; the ten , are the ten grandees of Spain ; the two , like the pope , are the archbishops of Toledo and Seville ; and the one , like God , is our king /

INDIAN SIMPLICITY . THE very great fondness which the first conquerors of America shewed they had for gold , induced the unfortunate inhabitants of those regions to believe , for some time , that gold was the god of the Europeans . In the year 1511 the caciques , or petty governors of the island of

Cuba , assembled , in order to provide for the defence of their country . Hatvey , the most considerable among them , said , that all precautions would be useless , unless they first endeavoured to obtain the favour of the god of the Spaniards . He immediately ordered a large vessel full of gold to be brought . ' Here , ' continued he , ' is their divinity . Let us celebrate a feast in honour of him ; he will regard us with a

favourable eye . " Directly they began smoking , drinking , and dancing round the treasure , until they fell with drunkenness and fatigue . The next morning . Hatvey assembled the caciques again , and addressed them thus : ' I have bestowed much reflection on the subject on which we spoke yesterday ; my mind is not yet easy ; and , upon full consideration , I do not think we shall ever be safe while the Spaniards' god is among us . Wherever they find him , they establish themselves , to possess him : it is useless for us to conceal him : for they have a wonderful secret by which they discover him . If we

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