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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1770. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Letters writ by a Turkish Spy, 5 Unknown WRIT BY A TURKISH SPY, WHO LIVED VE AND FORTY YEARS UNDISCOVERED AT ARIS: c i v r N o An Impartial Account to the Divan at Constantinople, of the most remarkable Tranfactions of Europe: And discovering several Intrigues and Secrets of the Christian Courts (especially of that of France). Continued from the Year 164.2, to the Year 1682.' Written originally in Arabick, translated into ItaLian, aud from thence into Eacus ', by the Translator of the First Volume, T O T H E READER. PREFACES, methinks, are so much like the printed bills pasted upon the booths in Bartholomew-Fair, to give an account of the entertainment you are to expect within ., that, were it not in pure compliance to custom, one would forswear writing any. But the world is humorous, and must be served according to its own fashion, hvery thing is damned that is not a-la-mode. And be that publishes a book, without civilly accosting the reader at the beginning, is thought to intrench upon good manners. To prevent all these inconveniencies, it ht thought fit once more to fay a word or two, not in praise of this volume of Letters, (even let it take its fortune as the other four have done;) but by way of apology for some things, which may seem liable to censure. A i Some Some, perhaps, will be offended at the DEGREESeal which appears in this Arabian, when he writes in honour of the Mahometan Faith. Others will as much wonder at his looseness and indifference, his doubtfulness of all things: For, in some of his Letters, he appears a great Sceptic, and confesses. himself ib. These Gentlemen ought to consider, that his style and sentiments are suited to the quality of the person- to-whom he writes. To. his intimate frien...
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