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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 Excerpt: ...one was inchanted with the charms which overspread her face; she played at the mall the day I arrived in the city, and I must own to you, madam, that from the first moment I beheld her, my liberty was lost; nay, I became in a manner distracted, and when I came into the good woman's house, which my governor had hired for me, I threw myself upon a sofa, and passed the rest of the day, and all the succeeding night, in very great disorder. When I had duly considered the matter, I perceived this manner of life could never advance my interest with the princess; and therefore determined to resume my usual temper, and ate that day with a good appetite. The old woman with whom I lodged was of a very gay temper, and I took much pleasure in talking with her. One day, as our discourse turned upon Rouz-Behari, I was given to understand, to my great concern, that the princess was as whimsical as beautiful, and that the king, her father, severely repented an oath he had made, to let her dis 2 A pose of herself in marriage, because more than twenty princes had made their addresses to her, every one seeming handsomer than the rest; and yet, upon some slight reason or other, sire had refused them all. The least trifle served for a pretence, and was with her a material blemish. One was too gay, another too melancholy; one had a jealous look, another was in love with himself; such a prince had too small eyes, such a one too large ones; this man had either too flat or too high a nose, and the next either too much or too little wit: in short, madam, whether it was merely her caprice, a peculiar aversion to marriage, or a natural love of liberty, so it was, that she had never yet met with a man who entirely hit her taste. As soon as I heard what disposition she was of, I was reso...